Re:Thoughts on Bluesky
by steveklabnik on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @08:47AM
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I fully agree that a PBC isn’t a panacea. That doesn’t change the fact that you’re confidently asserting incorrect things. I don’t expect that you’ll change your mind, so I’m not trying to convince you, I just want to make sure that the facts are laid out.
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That I change my mind about what?
What I'm saying is that very likely Bluesky will grow for a few years without making a cent of profit, and be acquired by another company. And this has not much to do with if they are a PBC or LLC or whatever...
Re:Thoughts on Bluesky
by steveklabnik on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @05:27PM
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> But the decisions you made with ATProto so far make real federation almost impossible.
This kind of stuff.
> very likely Bluesky will grow for a few years without making a cent of profit, and be acquired by another company.
Or this bit.
It's fine, you're entitled to your opinion. I see things differently. I just mean I'm not trying to convince you of that stuff.
Re:Thoughts on Bluesky
by computably on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @08:53PM
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% of VC-funded tech startups that exit via appreciable >$0 acquisition is actually not particularly high relative to total failure/success, which makes sense if you think about it. The odds would seem even lower in this case just for mentioning the word "federated," regardless of the tech.