I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
“When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.”
Here is a press release/ summary blog post about our new paper.
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...
“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant
My colleague Dr. Julia Wester and I have a new paper out in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology reporting on the results of a survey distributed to over 800 scientists, science educator…
www.southernfriedscience.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.”
that's 2025 in a nutshell
August 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
that's 2025 in a nutshell
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.”
I think this makes a good case.
(Why it makes sense to stay off Xitter, which I left nearly a year ago.)
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
(Why it makes sense to stay off Xitter, which I left nearly a year ago.)
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/15/s...
Stop Begging. Start Building
As a reminder, I’m on the board at Bluesky, which means you should consider me extremely biased, even as this article isn’t really about Bluesky. The writer Jerusalem Demsas wants you to stay on Tw…
www.techdirt.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.”
I don’t use social media to argue politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk about fish.
When I talk about fish here, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder me and my family.
I use social media to talk about fish.
When I talk about fish here, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder me and my family.
Apparently it’s weird when you don’t want to spend your whole day arguing with randoms.
July 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I don’t use social media to argue politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk about fish.
When I talk about fish here, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder me and my family.
I use social media to talk about fish.
When I talk about fish here, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder me and my family.
Now I have nephews who can talk about fish, and they love my fish tank.
February 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Now I have nephews who can talk about fish, and they love my fish tank.
[blind date]
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
[blind date]
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.
FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
‘When I talk about fish on Bluesky people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to kill my family because we’re Jewish.’
December 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
‘When I talk about fish on Bluesky people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to kill my family because we’re Jewish.’
"I use social media to talk about fish. When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"I use social media to talk about fish. When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
Your reminder that many of the muscles, nerves and bones you use to hear and talk with correspond to gill structures in fish. 🧪 #evolution #paleontology
November 24, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Your reminder that many of the muscles, nerves and bones you use to hear and talk with correspond to gill structures in fish. 🧪 #evolution #paleontology
alright i looked up the list of contributors and lol this is a definite video from me when it is out. talk about fish in a barrel
April 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
alright i looked up the list of contributors and lol this is a definite video from me when it is out. talk about fish in a barrel
tonight... we let the fish talk ;)
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 AM
tonight... we let the fish talk ;)
D'ze, fishmonger and ship cook. Very interested in sharing talk with off-planet visitors over coral beer and twice-fried fish.
reupload of old stuff 🦑
#oc
reupload of old stuff 🦑
#oc
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
D'ze, fishmonger and ship cook. Very interested in sharing talk with off-planet visitors over coral beer and twice-fried fish.
reupload of old stuff 🦑
#oc
reupload of old stuff 🦑
#oc
All Pete Buttigieg wants to talk about is fish-friendly culverts. #roadecology 🥹
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
December 16, 2024 at 2:28 PM
All Pete Buttigieg wants to talk about is fish-friendly culverts. #roadecology 🥹
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
Never argue with a talking fish. That fish didn’t learn how to talk just to argue with you, idiot
March 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Never argue with a talking fish. That fish didn’t learn how to talk just to argue with you, idiot
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
August 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
Take off ALL the tariffs then maybe we talk potash! Otherwise…Go Fish! 🃏
#CanadaStrong 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong 🇨🇦
September 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Take off ALL the tariffs then maybe we talk potash! Otherwise…Go Fish! 🃏
#CanadaStrong 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong 🇨🇦
Talk about taking it a step further- @zakami-arts.bsky.social had the idea for a Skyborne Druid of the Fin- with flying fish features instead of feathers!
September 22, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Talk about taking it a step further- @zakami-arts.bsky.social had the idea for a Skyborne Druid of the Fin- with flying fish features instead of feathers!
Fish Talk 🐟
Bumbleby
Bumbleby
August 29, 2023 at 12:30 PM
Fish Talk 🐟
Bumbleby
Bumbleby
“I don’t care about this, because I don’t use social media to argue with strangers about politics,I use social media to talk about fish. When I talk about fish on Bluesky,people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish”
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“I don’t care about this, because I don’t use social media to argue with strangers about politics,I use social media to talk about fish. When I talk about fish on Bluesky,people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish”
A tale of two platforms:
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
Here is a press release/ summary blog post about our new paper.
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...
“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant
My colleague Dr. Julia Wester and I have a new paper out in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology reporting on the results of a survey distributed to over 800 scientists, science educator…
www.southernfriedscience.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A tale of two platforms:
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
"When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish."
"You talk a lot of shit for a fish with his tits at motorboating height."
June 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"You talk a lot of shit for a fish with his tits at motorboating height."
Don’t talk to me or my evil space fish emperor boyfriend ever again
July 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Don’t talk to me or my evil space fish emperor boyfriend ever again
I’m getting riled up. Can we talk about this beautiful fish instead?
I know it’s all terrible. But I’m still on the last day of a long planned vacation and there are still big walleye to be caught.
June 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m getting riled up. Can we talk about this beautiful fish instead?