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This platform may be at a tipping point of sorts. Allow me to explore. For me, Bluesky has been a Twitter replacement. As such, I don't post a lot. Mostly I just read. The best of Twitter was (and the best of here is) learning things by reading posts by people who know things about shit. /1

I follow a lot of journalists, lawyers, and political commentators. These are topics that interest me. I am not someone who has a lot to offer on topics of general interest, nor do I have any specialized knowledge that makes me much of an expert on anything. No false humility here, I think I'm a /2

pretty clever guy, and I do occasionally add some wit or insight in very specific but unpredictable situations. And I'm not afraid to opine on a range of subjects that I know little or nothing about, like a loudmouth at a bar...but that's what Facebook is for! Well, maybe up until approximately /3

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now. Twitter was (and Bluesky became) more like a salon where I was inviting commentary from smart people whose insights I wanted to read. Facebook is more like me just expressing myself, kind of stream of consciousness with little filter, whatever happens to be on my mind. Insta is for pictures. /4

All this may be changing. I may bring more of my "let's talk about anything" loudmouth here. I dunno. Seems to be some movement here away from Facebook.