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[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Let me get this straight:

  1. Person A makes a social network
  2. People flock to it
  3. Person A sells the social network to person B
  4. Networks does a 180, destroying communitie; people outraged.
  5. Same person A makes a social network
  6. People flock to it.
  7. [surely we can predict what is going to happen here, right?]
[–] vonbaronhans@midwest.social 8 points 5 days ago

This doesn't really change your point at all, but I remember reading the tech news surrounding the Twitter sale to Musk as it was happening. If memory serves, Musk literally made the $420/share purchase offer as a joke, a joke that several lawsuits were filed to decide it was a serious and legally binding offer.

He memed his way into owning Twitter against his will, and then burned down everything to assuage his ego. But because he's a goddamn billionaire there are literally no repercussions.

[–] CgH10N4Co2@lemmy.cafe 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bluesky is dead. Long live Mastodon.

[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Maybe we need to start writing our own articles like this.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 days ago

is bluesky privately owned? What is preventing this whole thing just happening again?

[–] RiQuY@lemm.ee 25 points 6 days ago

Long live Activity Pub.

[–] MrFunkEdude@piefed.social 6 points 5 days ago

I love that the people who weren't smart enough to leave Twitter two years ago are now eagerly jumping from one frying pan into another.

Fortunately there have been a few who learned their lessons a bit late and came over to Mastodon.

But the rest of them? The one who tolerated the racism and misogyny that Musk brought with his red pilled idiots? Let them have Blue Sky and the rest of us can watch as history eventually repeats itself.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Same as the old boss...

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This one is probably also run by a right wing techie as well

[–] Lautaro@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'm OK with that, as long as they keep their mouths shut.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lol, Blusky fan boys are quite active today. I'm sure this millionnaire's toy will be better than the previous one, good luck.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The way I look at it, I know it's probably going to end up being shit in the end, but it'll be a few years until that happens, and it will be fun in the meantime.

Just because you know I'll have to leave at some point doesn't mean that you don't enjoy the party while it lasts

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And then what? You'll move to Truth social? Then Thread? And then to X2? Meanwhile there's a decentralize alternative that gives back the control to users, you're welcome to join.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I don't think it'd have to be either or. People can join both or just one it doesn't really matter, If it ends up being another dumpster fire then people will move off just like they did X.

Most people will go where most of the people are going and that's blue sky not Mastodon.

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[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Maybe they should have done this about a year ago.

[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

Twitter is dead. Long live [name]. I saw this show before.

[–] Brylant@discuss.online -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just because democrats are leaving Twitter, this doesn't make it dead in the slightest sense of the word

[–] s_s@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The feetdraggers will slowly, begrudgingly follow--as always.

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I like the X on top of the bird. Nice

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