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@ApostateEnglishman @kims @mekkaokereke
I usually don't do this, but the FUD around this company on Masto is ridiculous.
Shady,
I can't think of a single company that's been more forthcoming about their structure, funding sources, or intentions.
Billionaire-owned
Nope. Bluesky PBC is owned by Graber (estimated net worth $5M) and the Bluesky team.
VC-funded
Yes it is. If your position is that all VC-funded companies are bad, well, that's a position you can take. It condemns a lot more than just Bsky.
data-hoovering
The ATProto data is public, as is their client, so you can see what, if anything, they're tracking.
corporate behemoth
It's 20 people.
Look you don't have to like Bluesky, but don't just make stuff up.
@mttaggart @ApostateEnglishman @kims @mekkaokereke It's not owned *entirely* by Graber and the team -- the VCs (more than one firm) did buy a chunk of it, and it's not publicly disclosed how much. The VCs also got some input into corporate governance -- the public part is their board seat. And at this point, Bluesky has no revenue stream, and will have to give up more control if they don't get one soon.
So it's probably not VC controlled right now, but some concern for the future is reasonable.
@rst @mttaggart @ApostateEnglishman @kims
Get out of the river! There's a crocodile behind you!
I know! But outside of the river is the Bengal forest! That's where tigers live! Tigers are killers!
True, but there are no tigers on the banks of the river, but there's a crocodile biting your leg right now!
Yes! And it's gator rolling! *gurgle!* *splutter!* But, I don't trust Tiger forests! *gurgle!*
OK, stay in the river! But at least climb into a boat?
You just want forest on water!
@rst @mttaggart @ApostateEnglishman @kims
The worst thing that could happen to BlueSky if nazis buy it in the future (nazi trolls run you off), is the present day reality on Mastodon for many Black users.
Decentralization is not an end goal in and of itself. It's a means to an end: ownership over one's own data and experience, supposedly leading to a better overall social media experience, and the option to move if things change.
@mekkaokereke @mttaggart @ApostateEnglishman @kims Hey, I'm more on Bluesky right now than I am here, and hopeful for the future. But Bluesky corporate has some obstacles ahead of them. I hope they'll be manageable (and the team there is doing an amazing job thus far), but I still get nervous seeing claims that they don't.
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io@rst @mttaggart @ApostateEnglishman @kims
Who claimed that they don't? Not me.
I'm specifically saying that Mastodon is bad today.
@mekkaokereke @mttaggart @ApostateEnglishman @kims OK. Looks like I might be missing part of the thread. I wasn't talking about Mastodon at all, and Taggart didn't seem to be either. But the comparison to Mastodon is valid, I guess.