so a lot of people seem perfectly content to just swap out the billionaires and run on over to blue sky.

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It is not a big happy world. We just got our clocks cleaned and the result is a dystopian future. A big part of that lose is an information war which projects right wing messaging while hiding progressive discourse. Here is what we are up against:

A new era dawns. America’s tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power | Carole Cadwalladr

The era that began with the Great Disruptor’s first term is over. Beware the emerging elite

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

If liberal voices are herded into corporate silos this will only get worse.

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@jcrabapple @dannotdaniel

Hmmm... guess you just have a different take on the urgency of the situation. Hope you are right.

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@jcrabapple @mastodonmigration

"there's no threat?"

it's NOT run by volunteers. They are in it to make money. Money money money.

Was Twitter "no risk" as well? THAT was bought and weaponized, at the expense of it's own profits arguably.

it's centralized, for all intents and purposes.
99% of people are on that one server. So it is vulnerable. To scraping or scrapping, whichever.

It's not just a clever name h/t @noondlyt

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@dannotdaniel @mastodonmigration @noondlyt Jay Graber's real first name, Lantian, means "blue sky" in Mandarin Chinese.

Jay Graber - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

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@jcrabapple @mastodonmigration @noondlyt

wow - I did not know that - thanks!

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@dannotdaniel @mastodonmigration @noondlyt but the fact that people are making up conspiracy theories about it says a lot lol

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@jcrabapple @mastodonmigration @noondlyt

I don't see a conspiracy theory here.

the blue sky name is not the point, really - I think we agree on this

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@jcrabapple @mastodonmigration @noondlyt

I do think Jack Dorsey's involvement is beyond problematic. Regardless of his little stage show.

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@dannotdaniel @mastodonmigration @noondlyt it was Jay's idea. Jack made an initial investment but didn't like the direction they were going with it so he pulled out and focused on Nostr.

LAUREN

@jcrabapple @dannotdaniel @mastodonmigration More importantly, he went back to Twitter

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@noondlyt @dannotdaniel @mastodonmigration did BlueSky a favor.

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@jcrabapple @noondlyt @dannotdaniel

Ok, wasn't going to comment again, but just going to jump back in to suggest you be a little less credulous. These people are very sophisticated businesspersons and information experts and the possibility that the things they are saying for public consumption obscure the real game plan needs to be factored into your thinking.