parismarx ,
@parismarx@mastodon.online avatar

“The thing that really upset Dorsey: Bluesky users demanded moderation and Bluesky put it into place. Yeah, that was the whole issue.”

Good reflection on “decentralized” social media and what Dorsey really wants from it by @davidgerard:

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2024/05/10/jack-dorsey-bluesky-decentralised-social-networks-and-the-very-common-crowd/

stevegio ,
@stevegio@gardenstate.social avatar

@parismarx @davidgerard I agree. Decentralization is an anti-feature for most users most of the time. You only see the benefit when you’ve been here a while.

mpjgregoire ,
@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca avatar

@parismarx
I read the original interview with Mr. Dorsey. What he wanted out of Bluesky was not a new social network, but a new decentralised protocol for social networks — that's an entirely reasonable goal. Bluesky has a protocol, but at present it's primarily a network. It’s understandable that Mr. Dorsey is disappointed.

@davidgerard

astrojuanlu ,
@astrojuanlu@social.juanlu.space avatar

@parismarx @davidgerard

"Decentralisation is an anti-feature for a social network because it leads to the sort of technical detail that hampers functionality."

Difficult to argue against that with the current state of affairs to be honest. I'm piloting a Mastodon-compatible instance for a local solidarity economy group and they're struggling with basic usability issues.

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