I’m seeing lots of Bluesky takes that are a variation of: “Oh jeez, we just moved from Twitter to Mastodon, now there’s another new thing?” But indie microblogging is about moving away from centralized platforms to blogs and open web-friendly protocols. Anything in that spirit should be explored.
@manton Agreed wholeheartedly! The idea that “everyone must do this thing now” is a false premise. One size does not fit all and a healthy web should reflect that.
Yes. And DEEPLY hoping and willing to support any efforts at two-way bridges between the two decentralized, federated platforms.
@manton Does it matter who is leading those efforts? It's less about another new thing and more about Dorsey.
@mikehaynes Being one of the primary funders and being one of the three on board, he has more control that I'm comfortable with especially seeing how he handled Twitter.
Co-founded by the guy who co-created Twitter.
The guy who fervently supported Musk's takeover of Twitter.
The guy who didn't say a single word when Musk attacked the guy's long-time employees publicly (leading to death threats in some cases).
That guy's new thing?
No thanks.
@manton I suppose the implementation is what matters most. Moderation is key, as are firmly enforced principles of mutual respect and civil behavior.
@mikehaynes True but then again, there are plenty of other places that are definitely not his company in any way.
@pratik @VirginiaMurr I get the concern. Bluesky is being led by Jay Graber, though. I think Jack Dorsey is checked out and in Nostr-land. He is on the board, though.
@manton Because for most people that distinction is only technical, if at all they’re aware of it. Even I’m not curious enough about BlueSky to want to use it because I already have my Micro.blog.
@manton definitely watching closely to see if B.S. has anything to offer users over Mastodon, so far I'm not seeing it.
@jasonekratz I think protocol is important, but so is UI, culture, etc. if bluesky really are a good steward of an open spec it's definitely got my attention, but I'm reflexively skeptical of standards pushed by one org
@brian_wolf Everything is on the web at book.micro.blog, but I'm still trying to update the final draft before we do the ePub and print version. It's close.
Not sure why your reply is so antagonistic. The OP was unclear why some people may have a problem with Bluesky -- so I gave a reason: the co-founder has shit character & doesn't care who he harms as long as he profits.
You might view character as a "ridiculous" non-essential while giving tech development primacy over people. That's fine. You're entitled to your views. Lots of people (incl. myself) disagree. That's all. No reason to be pissy.
@manton I really appreciate your approach towards it. Too many people just want to avoid learning something new even if it could potentially be a great thing.
I never said the OP was unclear. Not once.
However, thank you for confirming my point that you consider Dorsey's shit character & its resulting harms as less important than tech. development.
Side-note: equating charity with some kind of innate goodness or virtue, particularly when said charity results in tax write-offs, and even more particularly when the person has demonstrated shitty behavior, is not logical.
