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Bluesky Social is a microblogging social platform being developed in conjunction with the decentralized AT Protocol. Previously invite-only, the flagship Beta app went public in February 2024. All are welcome!

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There's a reason why polls say Social Media ranks higher in trust than News today (discuss.online)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Speaking of wild etymology, a while ago I learnt that the word "bulldozer" originally meant "a dose of bull-whip", and guess who was the target of said whipping...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Wow.

This following two are contested. The context is that strong male slaves were often called bucks.

I have tried to stop saying buck-wild and buck-naked.

These terms might be US only but they've very common where I live.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

Learning is fun! And sometimes makes you lose faith in humanity!