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"Disruption happens slowly. And then, all at once!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Long live Twitter.

Good riddance X.

Lots of people have finally had enough of Twitter. Whether it's the toxic environment, personal revulsion with the owner, the relentless anti-Semitism that is pervasive in the network, or the fact that it has simply become unusable for anything useful, lots of people have had enough.

And as of this week, they're going to Bluesky.

Technological shifts, when they happen, are often sudden and dramatic.

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.
“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.”
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway’s

Kevin Kelly, the co-founder of Wired, put an oft-used spin on Hemingways's observation, noting that "the future happens slowly, and then, all at once." Right now, at this very moment, it's all at once.

What has been happening in the last few days is simply remarkable - it seems that entire communities of people have finally decided they have had enough of the rage-baiting, Nazi-leaning, extreme right-wing toxic sludge that Twitter has become post-election.

I'm a big fan of Mastodon - I have my own instance. But we can't deny the sudden shift in momentum that is happening.

#twitter #science #future #social #bluesky #research #technology #community #disruption #exodus

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/11/daily-inspiration-stretch-goals-find-your-11-go-further-always/