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Title: Bluesky Can't Take a Joke

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/08/0524...

On Bluesky, the joke's on you if you don't get the joke. The social network
has become a "refuge" for those fleeing X and Threads, but its growing pains
include a serious case of humor-impairment. When Amy Brown jokingly posted
she was "screaming, crying, and throwing up" about price differences between
Ohio and California Walgreens, literal-minded users scolded her for
exaggerating. Brown, a former Wendy's social media manager who got banned
from X after impersonating Elon Musk, puts it simply: "We're both speaking
English, but I'm speaking internet." This clash stems from Bluesky's oddly
mixed population: irony-steeped Twitter refugees mingling with earnest
Facebook transplants and MSNBC viewers who took the plunge after seeing the
platform mentioned on shows like Morning Joe. "It's riff collapse," says
cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky, describing how her obviously absurd Oscar post
triggered sincere movie recommendations.

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