Victor BuendíaJan 15

Hi, scientists from the Fediverse! It seems that Nature is asking people about Twitter migration and if they are happier on #bluesky .

On Nature writers' minds, Bluesky is the only place to migrate to. There's not a single mention of the Fediverse in there! However, there is a small free text box where you can write your thoughts, in the step before "send" button. So I did fill the poll anyway, writing why I decided not to go to Bluesky but to Mastodon instead.

I thought that maybe if we get enough people to actually fill the survey and mention that they migrated to Mastodon, we can make a stronger case for open, free networks. It's an extremely short survey, so let's try! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00037-y

#academicchatter #OpenScience

Has Bluesky replaced X for scientists? Take Nature’s poll

The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience.

Show threadEl DuvelleJan 15

@vbuendiar I'm glad they're realizing that twitter is dead but yeah, I wish they (and many others journals / websites) stopped forgetting #Mastodon all the time. We exist! We are having fun! No, we (probably) don't have an advertising department that asks everybody to write articles about us but it doesn't mean we should be forgotten!

Thanks for sharing the poll, I've answered it saying that I'm not using either Bluesky or X but am using Masto and I wish they had included it.

#Academia #Research #SocialMedia

Show threadDan GoodmanJan 16
@elduvelle @vbuendiar I think they might feel a bit threatened by the idea that the academic community might just build their own infrastructure making for profit companies irrelevant. 😉
Show threadjonny (good kind)
@neuralreckoning
@elduvelle @vbuendiar
Imagining inviting Nature to set up an account here and then having to limit them for violating the no promotion of harmful or exploitative grifts rule
Jan 16 at 10:43pmWeb
Show threadDan GoodmanJan 17
@jonny @elduvelle @vbuendiar 🤣