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 @07e2d0cd Ha, you wont... No one in the tech industry will hold it against you for not being on Twitter.. .in fact quite the opposite, the very opinionated ones will likely hold it against you and everyone else wont care. 
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 @b05df304 Academics and universities still seem very wedded to Xitter 
 @07e2d0cd Commercial entities use it to advertise into the void.. But as a research scientist myself (and usually the one who does the hiring/firing/promoting) I can assure you, it does absolutely nothing to advance your career, and if it does anything it might even hurt it these days. 
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 @b05df304 @07e2d0cd 

Just been informed that here are a few on BlueSky so I assume that is research scientists.

If we can build a good community on both here and bluesky it would be a good thing, 
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 @608152d1 @b05df304 Iā€™m going to do my best to 
 @07e2d0cd 

We have no doubt you will :)

@608152d1 
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 @b05df304 @07e2d0cd 

I agree with this,  you can be here, quit twitter and maintain your integrity