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The move to Bluesky encompasses much more than leftists and came as a result of increasing numbers of trolls and bots and decreasing quality of interaction, both of which hit an inflection point following the election. You don’t have to belong to a particular political leaning to get tired of those things.

As an example, a lot of artists moved because they wanted to post their work and talk with other artists in peace, which had become increasingly difficult on X.

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I think it’s also that some of them take pride in the harsh conditions. But this is a petulant stance and not really conducive to a healthy society. The adage goes “right wingers don’t have safe spaces” and it implies, for better or worse, that there is nowhere you can really hide.