Happy to jam today with Dr. Lisa Traboco @rheumarhyme.bsky.social on leveraging ChatGPT for clinical practice! We discussed how AI can complement the work of our Nephrology colleagues and attempted a differential diagnosis and treatment plan for a case. @hellokidneymd.bsky.social #healthxph

While it is prudent to issue a general statement for your side of the story, sometimes when the cyberbullying comments are simply not true, there is more wisdom in not engaging and not dignifying with a response. Disconnect. Disengage. #HealthXPH

T3. The best defense is to stay clean, and have a reliable set of loyal and clean friends. Make people think twice of besmirching your good name... Maybe keep a lower profile - public figures are more prone to public attack. And think twice about being political about anything. #healthxph

T3. Ego management is essential - as professionals, it can be tempting to try to "fight fire with gasoline" - but this is a losing proposition IMO. Defend. Disengage. Wait them out. If they are truly suffering from something... they could implode anyway. But I never wish them that. #healthxph

T3. If you are a victim of attack, defend yourself, but also look to disengage quickly. Getting dragged into a mudslinging match with someone is not productive. Desiderata: Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. This is timeless advice. #healthxph

T3. IMO defamation is not a "normal" behavior - any time I encounter someone like this, I usually suspect some mental health or personality disorder (e.g. narcissism, histrionics, borderline, sociopathy, etc.). Unfortunately IMO there is no negotiating with such people. #healthxph

T3. My late father had advice I always took to heart: be nice to people on the way up, because you will see them on the way down too. Keeping on the good sides of people can shield you somewhat. eventually. Also keep records and receipts to defend yourself in case you are attacked. #healthxph

T2. I saw this a lot during the pandemic. Academics and doctors calling each other out - making public statements against each other. I think it was partly the crisis environment, but also a reflection of (latent) personalities. Despite this, not sure if it is a common thing though. #healthxph

T1. I see defamation usually go hand-in-hand with politicking and passive-aggression. It's devastating to be at the receiving end of this and also mind-blowing to realize some people do this intentionally. #healthxph

Good day, #Healthxph fam and friends! I'm Steph from #Dumaguete and I'll be moderating tonight's tweetchat on #Defamation and the healthcare worker. Blog post here! medium.com/@stephmiaco/...

IMO if many of us went to socmed to "connect", for GenA and GenB, they may find their connection with AI instead. (Remember that teen who commited S due to a character AI?). This change in behavior is something worth watching unfold over the next decade. #healthxph

I have a feeling we've seen peak socmed in recent years - esp with the deterioration of X and FB. Only ads keeps those platforms afloat (and twisted). Bsky hasn't exhibited that decline yet. And Threads and Mastodon haven't quite caught the same momentum. #healthxph

T3. I post similar content across FB, Twitter, and LI - and get very different reactions from each platform depending on the topic. Some reason I feel less compelled to do that in Bsky. I'm looking for something different here. Not sure yet what I will find. #healthxph

T3. I'm entering Bsky in my middle age... so my habits here will likely be different from when I joined FB, Twitter, even LI (even Multiply and Friendster once). I feel less pressured to build and chase a following, and I prefer quality here over quantity. #healthxph

T2. I'm building my Bsky feed slowly. Good overlap with previous X following but I'm curating more now. I check out starter packs for leads on who to follow but I don't auto follow everyone on a pack. In a way I want to avoid recreating my X feed. Hope Bsky stays pristine. #healthxph

T1. My recent Twitter feed was all about about the destruction of humanitarian aid. I'm deeply affected by both the journalism and healthcare fronts of this. #healthxph

T1. I'm probably one foot out the door already on X/Twitter. I noticed only political posts and memes get engagement there. Politics quickly gets tiresome (for me) - so as more people I know switch (to Bsky), I will simply follow them out. #healthxph

Everything on Bsky feels like Twitter of yesteryears. Just stuff happening, no toxicity... #healthxph

Here's the prechat blog post for #HealthXPH chat. Anyone can join. We're based in the Philippines. www.endocrine-witch.net/2025/02/08/h...

Had an interesting chat with the One News crew on the topic of BPOs, AI, and jobs. Let me know your thoughts on this. Just basing on the YT comments, I think there's a lot of misinformation to sort out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Sv...

PH property crash from the perspective of a foreginer. BGC, Makati, Ortigas, Cebu, Boracay, rents down, selling prices down. youtu.be/9hUKakTIjhI?...

Property glut. Not just BGC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCbM...

Will be doing a State of AI series for the new year. Send me your questions (re: AI, AI in PH, dire predictions etc.) and let's see if we can tackle them.

Unpopular take: BGC rents have imploded. Interesting quiet trend in PH real estate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSq...

You’ll be visited by three spirits. The three spirits:

Philip Kotler's essay on eventual mass unemployment due to AI and robotics adoption is thought provoking. Some reflections on what that means for us in the Philippines in 2025 and beyond. 🧵 4pkotler.medium.com/december-23-...

AI is good but... nothing beats the joy of celebrating our humanity. After 2 years of GenAI, let's take this holiday season to cherish the laughter, love, and connections that make us truly human. 🎄✨ #HumanConnection #GenAI #HolidayVibe GenAI Human

If you see this, post a magic user. #filmsky #moviesky

Been in a number of PH AI & education forums lately, and the same themes keep popping up. Thought BSky can be the right place to capture them and see if we can get some insight from the emerging crowd here. 🧵

Yes, the MAGIC of #BlueSky is in the FEEDS!😊🦋🙏💕 "By default, there are two feeds on #Bluesky: one for accounts you follow and a Discover feed... content based on your interests and network. But Bluesky goes further... allowing you to create your own custom feeds." www.techradar.com/computing/so...

"Bluesky’s demographic is literally just anybody who can’t stand the sort of toxic environment that Twitter has become" Yup. news.yahoo.com/news/journal...

"News" feeds on FB, LI, X are out of control.

We've gone from realizing we have inadvertently joined an echo chamber to creating one of our own design. Socmed in 2024+

#Bluesky traffic up by 500%, absolutely crushing Threads and X (twitter). Millions are choosing the good place. www.npr.org/2024/11/19/g...

Lose the battle win the war. That applies to BSky as well.

Wow.

Is it?

Is Bsky doing better than that other life raft: Mastodon?

I still have a shelf of better Booksale finds than from brand new or online orders. More power to you.

Was just about to play that old Twitter game of sweeping one's followers - following those who follow you, unfollowing those who don't. Then I stopped. People should be free to follow whoever they want. Reciprocity is appreciated, but not required. Lots of bad habits to unlearn...

I fully agree with Affleck

Every social platform I look (FB, LI, X, IG, TT) people are slowly shifting to influencer mode. Some may be doing it inadvertently - maybe reacting to others who are doing the same thing. Some don't post from their own account, but they have other accounts post for them. When did this start?

I dunno, some reason I have zero interest to rant or post about anything I would normally post about on that dumpster fire called X. It's like I want to keep this walled garden pristine... Maybe it's temporary.

Block and follow lists on BSky are interesting. Fast sanitization of one's feed. Starting to see some AI block lists too. I wonder if I'm already on one of those. But on the other hand, I respect people's rights to block. No one should be forced to read crap they don't like. Even mine.

As the X-odus continues, still figuring out what to share here on BSky. Part of me hesitates to bring in the same stuff that we shared on X. I feel like this should be a venue for a different kind of conversation. Could we keep things from becoming toxic here?

Refugee mode.

Be the type of person who would protect someone’s privacy even if you are no longer in good terms You may know about their story but it is not yours to tell anybody.. Unless it concerns the national budget and security 😚

Well, at least it got that one right.

an example of useful AI. @docligot.bsky.social

With or without AI. Basics to be thankful for.