FR#150 – On ICE, Verification, and Presence as Harm
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jacquesm
1 hour ago
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Bluesky is just a twitter reboot, not unlike MariaDB vs MySQL.

You're wasting your time if you truly believe that Bluesky is not going to end up the same way.

Remember: all this shit started with PayPal, they have tons of money and can afford to buy up any place where sanity still prevails and if BlueSky is that place then that's what will happen - again.

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SideburnsOfDoom
1 hour ago
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> You're wasting your time if you truly believe that Bluesky is not going to end up the same way.

Indeed, there are the same incentives and commercial pressures. But you don't have to believe that that it will last for ever, you can dance while the music plays, and be prepared to leave when it stops.

Choosing when to leave as a platform gradually enshitifies is tricky, but making your peace ahead of time with the idea that it is temporary is good preparation.

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jacquesm
1 hour ago
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True but then you'd be giving legitimacy to the entity that you will inevitably abandon at some point.
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SideburnsOfDoom
58 minutes ago
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I don't regret being on twitter while it was good, but I would regret being on twitter today.
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jacquesm
48 minutes ago
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I regret giving it legitimacy that effectively enabled Elon to gain a bigger mouthpiece.
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