Brian Watson

Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.

The last few weeks have really highlighted just how fragile corporate social media is, and just how beholden to political power it is. To build any sort of ground-up power we must continue to invest in decentralized alternatives that are resistant to intervention

www.404media.co/decentralize...

‘Nickel Boys’ Awakens Black Cinema’s Time Revolution RaMell Ross, A.V. Rockwell, Raven Jackson and Garrett Bradley are the new Black directors chronicling Black life at a different speed.

I have long been obsessed with the manipulation of time in contemporary Black cinema. For @nytimes.com, I wrote about how NICKEL BOYS is leading a new wave of nonlinear Black storytelling.

China Discusses Sale of TikTok US to Musk as One Possible Option Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according...

a wild line in this story that kind of says everything: "it’s not clear how much ByteDance knows about the Chinese government discussions" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports, Chinese Xiaohongshu users are engaging in a kind of cultural engage with their new English-speaking counterparts. You have to imagine this is exactly the opposite of what lawmakers wanted when they tried to ban TikTok lol

What happens to all the videos if TikTok gets banned?

Finally watched Anora last night

Super stylish film, loved the chaotic energy scenes, wish it was a bit more character driven

I love seeing friends join @bsky.app

You should check out @blacksky.app

@selenathesalazar.bsky.social Hi!! Welcome 🦋

@quinntonharris.bsky.social YO! Welcome 🦋

Looking Back At 2024 AT Protocol Development | Bluesky In May 2024, we published a 2024 Protocol Roadmap, and we want to give an end-of-year update. We will follow up soon with a forward-looking roadmap for 2025.

2024 was a big year for atproto!

We've got an update looking back at progress that has been made, and some protocol work in progress. Will have a 2025 roadmap to share soon.

Thank you 🙏🏽

It's time to make this switch 🦋

I'm Brian — a tech product manager, community organizer, photographer, and occasional vinyl DJ based in Oakland, CA

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