matt rafalow
@mrafalow.bsky.social
sociologist @ youtube and usc. edtech, platformed creation, and youth culture 💻🎥📺 mattrafalow.org / matt.rafalow at gee-✉️
best feeling when non-academic colleagues just randomly bring up a colleague's work and how it is making them think in new ways – @jessicacalarco.bsky.social's Holding it Together audiobook!! congrats again www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
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Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society...
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warning to anyone who uses the @blueark.app import from X to blueksy — takes way longer than stated and appears in feed as if uploads from years ago are happening at the moment of upload 🤦🏻♂️ maybe i should have just started fresh…
heads up, over the next few days @blueark.app is uploading my tweet history from x to here. apparently the ux isn’t making it look like it’s archived. sorry in advance! should be done in a day
just deleted #facebook, #tiktok, and #x/#twittter and have never felt better. glad i have bluesky left to shout this from the rooftops.
just used @blueark.app to copy over my tweets so I can delete that musky 🚮 app forever.
day 5 of posting maxine, and her preference to sleep under beds rather than in them, instead of sharing an Important Thread on My Research 🧵🪡👇🏻
day 4 of posting maxine instead of digital sociological gibberish
ok this is cool
Jay 🦋@jay.bsky.team · 2y ago6. Custom feeds on Bluesky are the first implementation of algorithmic choice. Instead of using a single black-box For You algorithm, you can create and subscribe to your own. Now, there are over 50k+ custom feeds on the network! Check them out: bsky.app/feeds
k i’m gonna keep this a dog account until i decide i like this place. here’s maxine judging me in a white sweater.
ok starter packs? academics: where’s education technology and/or platformed creation plz? 🫶🏻❤️
so what kind of social space do we want here? do we want old twitter again, with clout and profit to the loudest and most followed? do we want to repeat glorifying inflammatory takes that divide? what else could this be?
testing the sky follower bridge chrome plugin (ty @lilchen.bsky.social!) to port over my fam. though, honestly, starting small here sounds kinda nice, too.
fine. let’s trust another company with the task of enabling democratic forms of interaction online.
I got married to the love of my life last month! These are some of my favorites from the special day. 🌺🌺🌺
i just created internal emotes at work for :verydemure: and :notdemure: and feel so proud but fear no one will get it or understand
i've really been leaning into ai tools to analyze my own writing-in-progress and tell me how to reconsider my overall writing strategy. like, 'say back to me what i'm saying here as an outline' – really helpful and cool
someone, presumably a sociologist, just walked by my seat on the plane while boarding and said: “matt right? Digital Divisions is SO GOOD!” i swear that felt better than any panel presentation 😂😂🥰
hey #asa2024 fam! giving a talk today on my YouTube work at 2pm. really fun spread of topics. come on by if you’re curious about cultural production and audiences! 🎥✨
what a great day at #asa2024. i love sociology and i love sociologists!
hey #asa2024, if you’re looking for a quick and delicious lunch there’s an awesome little strip of chinese food shops and other small businesses seconds from the convention center — so so good
hit 1000 citations today! i know these numbers are silly, but it does still feel cool that my work resonates with folks out there – especially as someone working outside of academia ❤️
trying to find the fire to write again after quite a long hiatus. i remember how this place used to feel like a place i could share articles as i read with reactions; find and benefit from nerdy discussions; and amplify others' work.
matt rafalow@mrafalow.bsky.social · 2y agodo people still use this thing?
hi everyone. meet the newest member of our family: maxine! (max for short) 🐾❤️
