This is why I have been trying to warn about #BlueSky.
BlueSky has just been partially bought by a cryptocurrency company "Blockchain Capital" and appointed a blockchain / cryptocurrency expert to their board:
bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2…
The board member is a bitcoin researcher involved with NFT analytics.
BlueSky describe the tie-up with Blockchain Capital as a "natural partnership" and says the blockchain company has "a uniquely deep understanding of our decentralized foundation".
(via @jwz)
Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.Bluesky
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W6KME
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •♾️🇺🇦 Vote Midterms
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •bluesky is nazi Jack, elons bff, new scam. Ditch that trash. delete bluesky & fb.
@FediTips @jwz
Vint Prox
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Just Bob ♒🇺🇲🪖🐧
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Just another corporation. Been saying that all along but some people block and "report" me for the truth.
Truth haters are welcome to block me but reporting me to the admin is useless because I AM an admin on Beamship 😂
Dragon-sided D
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •People think NFTs are for money laundering.
When in fact the more pernicious use is #surveillance
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusting_…
attack on cryptocurrency wallet
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
in reply to ⛄🎁🎄Quistmas Quokka🎄🎁⛄ • • •@quokka1
Possibly! Also, it's strange they would say that about Blockchain Capital if they had no intention of incorporating blockchain 🤮 into BlueSky.
Dinner Pancakes
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Delta Sierra
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •adrian
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •From what I gather in the comments, it seems the users are okay with it as long as there are no actual crypto stuff and no ads. Not a high bar to clear, but when your other experience is with Twitter, you'd take what you can get.
The Fediverse is still the more optimal choice, but overall I'm more cautiously optimistic about Bluesky rn. It's interesting to see how it will sustain itself in the future without succumbing to ads, and maybe there's lessons to learn from it too.
Neil Brutalist
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Supportive Tree-based lifeform
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Pup Tobby
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Edelruth, PBS Passport Holder
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Just this once I would like to have been wrong.
But no.
Simon Dassow
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •ArneBab
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •yes, that was to be expected.
I’m glad that Mastodon is licensed under AGPL, because that makes it much less likely to be proprietarized (as long as a diverse enough group of people contributes).
@jwz
jwz
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •The Enemy is Within
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Juanlu
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •patricus
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •had read the post and nothing bad there.
Alex Chapman
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Ehay2k
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Yeah, Bluesky is not worth it. Just more tech bros in power. Plus, their attempts to filter content are laughable and are often self defeating.
But I need to know, WTF is an "NFT Analyst"?!? Seems like a pretty simple gig, tbh. I think Keanu Reeves showed that he nailed the job requirements here:
youtu.be/h0-fYXR3M2o?si=oaZENy…
#nfts #keanureeves #bluesky
- YouTube
youtu.beVia Artis Konsort
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •BlueSky writes in the announcement:
"Our lead, Blockchain Capital, shares our philosophy that technology should serve the user, not the reverse — the technology being used should never come at the expense of the user experience".
Ah, the user experience! Meta (or any other big-tech company in the surveillance capitalism league) would probably come up with a simular statement if asked ...!
The Incredible G
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Bit_form
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •p.s. A number of people have pointed out that the current CEO of BlueSky is also from a blockchain/cryptocurrency background:
2015 - Engineer at blockchain company SkuChain
2015 - Worked assembling bitcoin mining equipment
2016 - Developer on Zcash cryptocurrency
2019 - Happening Inc founder (cannot find any trace of this, no idea if it involves blockchain)
2021 - CEO of BlueSky
Also, the current BlueSky board seems to be three people: two blockchain experts and one non-blockchain person.
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Carl B. Latro
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Michael Freebie 💯
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •The problem in our society today is that everyone thinks IT services are free. I donate to Mastodon and my instant operator every month. I doubt whether my contribution covers the costs, but I am doing something.
Only a fraction of people do this. And probably even fewer at BlueSky. I suspect that BlueSky will start advertising sooner or later.
steeb
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Micr0byte
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Протест и сопротивление
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •No surprises here. Bsky scored very high on my enshittification bingo card since day one, but there's no need to go through the whole list. The most important parts:
- Is it closed source? Yes (partially).
- Is it for-profit? Yes.
- Is it centralized? Yes.
Such projects turn into garbage very fast these days. Historically, the process was much slower (although the end result was the same).
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •MaxTheFox
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Possibly a Dog
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •fyi I wrote up a semi-technical bit on BS’s so-called decentralization here
beige.party/@possibledog/11336…
And it hit hackernews here
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
which actually has some good back-and-forth with some actual #BlueSky devs and others. I think the BlueSky devs and ATProtocol hobbyists have some good ideas and good intentions, but they’re also being used by a company that’s owned by assholes and driven by greed.
Bluesky Is Not Decentralized | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.comfyi I wrote up a semi-technical bit on BS’s so-called decentralization here
beige.party/@possibledog/11336…
And it hit hackernews here
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
which actually has some good back-and-forth with some actual #BlueSky devs and others. I think the BlueSky devs and ATProtocol hobbyists have some good ideas and good intentions, but they’re also being used by a company that’s owned by assholes and driven by greed.
Possibly a Dog
2024-10-25 12:07:37
Moved
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •I didn't think that they were privacy respecting in the first place lol
They've always looked sketchy to me
Toni Aittoniemi
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Glenn
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Fedi.Tips
Unknown parent • • •Having such people owning it and running it doesn't bode well at all, when looking at the history of VCs and blockchain. They are there just to make vast amounts of money, and sooner or later they enshittify and exploit their users.
Small amounts of money or covering costs are not enough for such people.