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"A new study published in Integrative and Comparative Biology suggests that scientists are leaving X (formerly known as Twitter) in significant numbers due to its declining professional value."

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40637733/

See also: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02554-0

Co-author Shiffman recommended Twitter in 2012 and 2013

https://davidshiffmancv.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Shiff...

https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.0435

He even required his students at ASU to use Twitter as recently as 2023

https://davidshiffmancv.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Shiff...



Wow, imagine that, 99% of academia is left-wing and they're afraid to have a presence on X because the the "tolerant" left calls it a "Nazi echo chamber" and will come after their careers. BlueSky is totally winning, you guys!




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