Okay, I wrote a big thing regarding Jack Dorsey and Bluesky. It explains why he's actually more correct than people give him credit for, but still absolutely wrong about Bluesky. www.techdirt.com/2024/05/13/b...

Bluesky Is Building The Decentralized Social Media Jack Dorsey Wants, Even If He Doesn’t Realize It

There was a bit of news in the world of decentralized social media over the past few weeks. It kicked off with the announcement that Jack Dorsey had left the board of Bluesky. This was followed by …

Thanks for this. I joined Mastodon and Post (R.I.P.) when I deleted my Twitter account. Agree with your comments about the need for “normie” users to be able to use without understanding protocols. The Mastodon/Fediverse user base seems overly enamored with the technology.

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It’s the first time I understand the « behind the scenes » aspects of Bluesky, so thanks for taking the time to carefully lay it out…

Interesting read. The nuance is appreciated. Thank you.

this is a fantastic article mike

Your key point: 90% of a potential worldwide community don't care about or want to know about the underlying architecture. The Internet wouldn't exist if you had to know TCP/IP to use it. What we dummies want is a place to interact with easy-to-use tools to curate our experience.

you don't explain whether or not ex-twitter is "freedom technology," mike

Great read, I'm excited to see Bluesky flourish. Nostr has some cool things for sure, especially that highlighter post you linked, but the audience will continue to hold it back (like you stated) But I do recall the initial Bluesky experience not being for the faint of heart as well at the start!

This is a good thread also regarding the value of building a product with the protocol bsky.app/profile/pfra...

Have you ever looked at Wikipedia in terms of the moderation problem? We don’t have „the decider“, either, but rather we rely on community moderation. I wonder if the ExTwitter „Community Notes“ is something similar…