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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah - it feels more organic to me. Bluesky feels like a more well thought out Twitter. Mastodon feels like something built from Google Wave scraps.

I'm not sure how much of Dorsey's DNA is left but it's hard to imagine someone who has had so much success wouldn't know what they're doing. The board could certainly screw it up, just as Twitter's did by selling, but it seems like they're growing slowly and doing things in a productive way. Slow and intentionally growth seems to be the growing trend in tech.

With that said, I'm aware of the funding concerns and I'm trying to pay attention. Where will their money come from is still a question. Will they use ads or subscriptions? I'd prefer the option for either and not both. Is it actually an issue that someone tied to blockchain is involved? I'm not sure but I'm open to a plausible argument.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Personally I would prefer a subscription instead of ads. I hate ads. I'd rather pay directly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wouldn't be too bad if they did the model of showing you a persistent banner ad with the option to pay $35 a year to get rid of it. I'd be down with that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That would be ideal, true.