Olivier Simard-Casanova
@o.simardcasanova.net
· Economist @univlorraine.bsky.social, en français and in English
· I study how humans influence each other in organizations, at work, in scientific communities, and online #Rstats
· He/Him 🏳️🌈
🌐 https://o.simardcasanova.net
📍 Nancy, Lorraine, France 🇪🇺
· I study how humans influence each other in organizations, at work, in scientific communities, and online #Rstats
· He/Him 🏳️🌈
🌐 https://o.simardcasanova.net
📍 Nancy, Lorraine, France 🇪🇺
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A second shot at a PhD
I have an unexpected and exciting professional news to share
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Despite having completed 90% of the manuscript, I was never able to defend my PhD
It's definitely unexpected, but I'm thrilled to announce that I have restarted working on a PhD
You can read about what happened and my plans on my newsletter: o.simardcasanova.net/p/8e29c3...
#EconSky
It's definitely unexpected, but I'm thrilled to announce that I have restarted working on a PhD
You can read about what happened and my plans on my newsletter: o.simardcasanova.net/p/8e29c3...
#EconSky
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Welcome to all the new folks on Bluesky! It's nice here.
You can create custom feeds that can be topical, algorithmic, etc.
This is the one you should use: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Please share this for reach
You can create custom feeds that can be topical, algorithmic, etc.
This is the one you should use: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Please share this for reach
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Welcome to all the new folks on Bluesky! It's nice here.
You can create custom feeds that can be topical, algorithmic, etc.
This is the one you should use: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Please share this for reach
You can create custom feeds that can be topical, algorithmic, etc.
This is the one you should use: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Please share this for reach
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
Very interesting project
Chive is a decentralized eprint service built on AT Protocol.
Here's what it does and a bit on its design.
Here's what it does and a bit on its design.
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Very interesting project
I very much agree
Twitter made a disgusting harassment tool widely accessible and easy to use. This feels like something that needs a proportionate response to make clear this can’t happen again.
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I very much agree
To be more precise, my views are increasingly settling on the idea that a large-scale children and non-consensual pornography making machine should simply be removed and banned
January 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
To be more precise, my views are increasingly settling on the idea that a large-scale children and non-consensual pornography making machine should simply be removed and banned
I went on Xitter for 15 seconds to find this post and it took me like three clicks to be exposed to Grok-generated non-consensual porn I was never looking for
Xitter is a landfill and my views about what we should do about it as a society are radicalizing fast
Xitter is a landfill and my views about what we should do about it as a society are radicalizing fast
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I went on Xitter for 15 seconds to find this post and it took me like three clicks to be exposed to Grok-generated non-consensual porn I was never looking for
Xitter is a landfill and my views about what we should do about it as a society are radicalizing fast
Xitter is a landfill and my views about what we should do about it as a society are radicalizing fast
Une illustration : contactez le service client de ces entreprises en leur demandant pourquoi ils continuent à faire de la publicité sur une plateforme qui promeut, et monétise, la pédopornographie
Je laisse les @slpng-giants-fr.bsky.social , ou d'autres volontaires, prendre le relais.
X est devenu la plateforme la plus exposée en terme de pédocriminalité, de promotion de la violence et d'ingérence étrangère.
Il est incompréhensible que des sociétés françaises continuent d'y placer leur pub.
X est devenu la plateforme la plus exposée en terme de pédocriminalité, de promotion de la violence et d'ingérence étrangère.
Il est incompréhensible que des sociétés françaises continuent d'y placer leur pub.
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Une illustration : contactez le service client de ces entreprises en leur demandant pourquoi ils continuent à faire de la publicité sur une plateforme qui promeut, et monétise, la pédopornographie
J'ai envoyé une réclamation la semaine dernière à l'une de ces institutions
Elle m'a répondu qu'ils explorent activement une alternative à Xitter et que ma réclamation appuie cette démarche
J'insiste : les formulaires de contact et de réclamation sont des outils étonnement efficaces
Elle m'a répondu qu'ils explorent activement une alternative à Xitter et que ma réclamation appuie cette démarche
J'insiste : les formulaires de contact et de réclamation sont des outils étonnement efficaces
Une manière de pousser les institutions et les politiques encore présents sur Xitter à quitter la plateforme est de les contacter directement et de leur faire part poliment, mais fermement, de ce que vous pensez de leur usage de Xitter
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
J'ai envoyé une réclamation la semaine dernière à l'une de ces institutions
Elle m'a répondu qu'ils explorent activement une alternative à Xitter et que ma réclamation appuie cette démarche
J'insiste : les formulaires de contact et de réclamation sont des outils étonnement efficaces
Elle m'a répondu qu'ils explorent activement une alternative à Xitter et que ma réclamation appuie cette démarche
J'insiste : les formulaires de contact et de réclamation sont des outils étonnement efficaces
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January 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Opening Bluesky in the morning these days is basically a variation of thinking “what the hell did Trump do AGAIN” and spending a few minutes researching what actually happened
(This is not a criticism of Bluesky, this is a criticism of Trump)
(This is not a criticism of Bluesky, this is a criticism of Trump)
January 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Opening Bluesky in the morning these days is basically a variation of thinking “what the hell did Trump do AGAIN” and spending a few minutes researching what actually happened
(This is not a criticism of Bluesky, this is a criticism of Trump)
(This is not a criticism of Bluesky, this is a criticism of Trump)
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With governments getting serious about moving away from X,
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
With governments getting serious about moving away from X,
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
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January 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I have the same hunch, a few things have majorly changed in a few days, reaching a tipping point would be a logical development
Better enjoy the calm waters until they last!
Better enjoy the calm waters until they last!
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I have the same hunch, a few things have majorly changed in a few days, reaching a tipping point would be a logical development
Better enjoy the calm waters until they last!
Better enjoy the calm waters until they last!
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If the US continues to make threats, European countries could refuse to refuel American ships in European ports, require higher payments for the stationing of US troops — or even close US military bases entirely.
US intentions towards Greenland threaten NATO’s future. But European countries are not helpless
US threats to annex Greenland following the attack on Venezuela should be taken seriously. European countries have important leverage they should be prepared to use.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
If the US continues to make threats, European countries could refuse to refuel American ships in European ports, require higher payments for the stationing of US troops — or even close US military bases entirely.
Moi je dirais que si, c’est toujours une situation valide pour mettre une fève
January 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Moi je dirais que si, c’est toujours une situation valide pour mettre une fève
To be fair, an internationally coordinated response against Xitter might be a sensible strategy to prevent the US to single out one specific country
The UK is hoping to build a "coalition of decency", following the Grok nudification row
Govt is speaking to allies in Aus, Canada and the EU, & is even finding unlikely MAGA support
No sign they're coming off X for now - but they are considering joining BlueSky
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Govt is speaking to allies in Aus, Canada and the EU, & is even finding unlikely MAGA support
No sign they're coming off X for now - but they are considering joining BlueSky
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
UK considers ban on X as anger over sexualised AI images ...
Ofcom could act ‘in days’ to implement sanctions against Musk’s platform and the Grok chatbot
observer.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 11:59 AM
To be fair, an internationally coordinated response against Xitter might be a sensible strategy to prevent the US to single out one specific country
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2026 is looking bright for @atproto.science ✨
between what @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social is building and the random public goods @paulgp.com throws up there's a good chance bsky dominates for academic discourse this year
imo a huge part of that is because we can experiment & build *on bluesky* itself, whereas on X you can only talk
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
2026 is looking bright for @atproto.science ✨
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in general
1. carrot > stick. offer a better reality.
2. do not blame people for not making the choices you did with your priorities and freedoms.
this goes for a lot, including:
- tech + vendor choice
- sponsorship + funding
1. carrot > stick. offer a better reality.
2. do not blame people for not making the choices you did with your priorities and freedoms.
this goes for a lot, including:
- tech + vendor choice
- sponsorship + funding
You know how to get people to leave platforms run by evil people?
Yes, that's right, by offering better alternatives and being super friendly and welcoming and actively working on recruiting people and evangelizing for the better platforms and most importantly by not being gatekeeping misers.
Yes, that's right, by offering better alternatives and being super friendly and welcoming and actively working on recruiting people and evangelizing for the better platforms and most importantly by not being gatekeeping misers.
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
in general
1. carrot > stick. offer a better reality.
2. do not blame people for not making the choices you did with your priorities and freedoms.
this goes for a lot, including:
- tech + vendor choice
- sponsorship + funding
1. carrot > stick. offer a better reality.
2. do not blame people for not making the choices you did with your priorities and freedoms.
this goes for a lot, including:
- tech + vendor choice
- sponsorship + funding
Fingers crossed – but yes, the technical abilities of the protocol gives Bluesky a massive edge as a place optimized for academic conversations
January 11, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Fingers crossed – but yes, the technical abilities of the protocol gives Bluesky a massive edge as a place optimized for academic conversations
It has been my default feed for a couple of months, couldn’t recommend it enough
January 11, 2026 at 7:58 AM
It has been my default feed for a couple of months, couldn’t recommend it enough
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If you’re not using the For you feed you’re missing out
i wonder how much of this is people using the For You feed which does a much better job at finding “your” cluster
The discussions about LLMs today have been fascinating. Genuinely healthy conversations (imo). I have no idea how public perception within the dev community here changed so much over the last 30 days.
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 AM
If you’re not using the For you feed you’re missing out
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January 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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After years of hunting down and demonising T&S folks, researchers, defunding orgs, suing advertising orgs etc…. We finally see overtly that the free speech absolutism agenda was about cover for pedophilia and abuse of women.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
After years of hunting down and demonising T&S folks, researchers, defunding orgs, suing advertising orgs etc…. We finally see overtly that the free speech absolutism agenda was about cover for pedophilia and abuse of women.
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For those interested in energy and environmental econ, here’s a good place to start if you’re looking for people to follow
January 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
For those interested in energy and environmental econ, here’s a good place to start if you’re looking for people to follow