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Blue Sky is Cutting Dems' Last Ties to Reality
Join us as we delve into Blue Sky, a platform developed by Twitter as a semi-competitor to itself. We discuss its development, user base, and the psychological impact of social media bubbles. From discussing memes that reflect the migration of leftists from Twitter to Blue Sky, to the implications of AI data scraping, this episode covers a comprehensive breakdown of Blue Sky's current standing and future potential. Watch as we dive into the numbers, growth stats, and debate the real impact of this new platform on the social media landscape. Plus, enjoy some light-hearted personal anecdotes and reflections on the broader social implications of technology and digital interaction.
Malcolm Collins: [00:00:00] Hello simone. I'm excited to be here with you today today. We are going to be talking about the platform blue sky Which is a competitor ish to Twitter.
It was actually started by Twitter. We'll get into this in a second. Yeah, it was started and owned by the Twitter Corporation, but as like a not a nonprofit, it's like some weird type of like for whatever company to blue sky right now.
First I want to get into the fact that I love that leftists are fleeing from Twitter. I have seen some great memes about this. I want to start with one right here that uniquely grabbed me. And it is the personification of x thing.
What's wrong, user? You gonna cry? You gonna s**t your pants? And I'm like, you know what? I don't more people need this in their lives right now, right? A little bit. A
little bit. Bring back bullying, people. And then the user is Sadly walking away and X is like, Hey, where are you [00:01:00] going? Get back here. You pussy, but X is absolutely right about this.
These people
are pussies. And then he's hugging. Oh, sweet little blue sky. They're there. It'll be okay. Says blue sky. Chan. But here's the thing. I love this because it presents almost a horror aesthetic to me. And this is such a thing in horror where you have the obviously evil and sheltering mother who is hiding somebody from their potential, their ability to interact with the world
Simone Collins: and feeding off of them.
The Munchausen's my proxy mother. Typically, that's the trope.
Malcolm Collins: You know, you could see this as the mom from Waterboy,
Speaker: You going to
Malcolm Collins: Twitter?
Speaker: Ow! Sorry, Mama, I wanted to tell
Speaker 2: you. You off gallivanting with your fancy
Simone Collins: the right!
Speaker 2: Friends at
Malcolm Collins: Twitter
Speaker 2: while I'm sitting here all day with nobody to keep me company except
Malcolm Collins: blue sky
Speaker 3: The chickens are [00:02:00] coming home to roost, Bobby Boucher. You reap the fruit of your selfish ways. You gonna lose all your fancy
Microphone (Wireless Microphone Rx)-1: Elections
Speaker 3: , and you're gonna fail your big exam, because
Malcolm Collins: Twitter?
Speaker 4: is The
Microphone (Wireless Microphone Rx): Uh, Nazi.
Speaker 4: ? Everything is
Microphone (Wireless Microphone Rx): Uh, Nazi.
Speaker 4: to you, Mama! Well, I like
Malcolm Collins: Twitter?
Speaker 4: And I like
Simone Collins: the right!
Speaker 4: And I'm gonna keep doing them both, because they make me feel good!
And by the way, mama,
Microphone (Wireless Microphone Rx)-2: Women don't have penises.
Speaker 4: And I like
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