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Context collapse, eternal September, and social backlash. "Bluesky Elders" was meant to refer to communities of early adopters fleeing X and other platforms, my original post was bringing attention to social changes relative to traditionally oppressed groups of early adopters and the effects of Bluesky's "Eternal September" as the platform scaled. (It was quickly taken out of context and mocked and used to fuel a targeted harassment campaign against me) (Context collapse in most mentions)
"Bluesky Elder" (by Bee 🐝) — Semble
"Bluesky Elder" (by Bee 🐝) — Semble
How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth
A faux "Eternal September" turns into flatness
Weekly Scroll: Eternal September
Remember Remember Eternal September
Was their any substantial backlash to the internet when it first started becoming popular? I can imagine that going from a comparatively disconnected world to one where instantaneous global connection 24/7 were commonplace was a rather massive (and not always positive) shift in many ways.
"Bluesky Elder" (by Bee 🐝) — Semble
Twitter Viral as "Bluesky's First 'Main Character'" (by Bee 🐝) — Semble