Jay Graber, CEO von Bluesky, sagt, der X-Rivale sei „milliardärssicher“

I’ll believe that when I see it.

Sure, for now.

And once the platform is worth lots, does an IPO, and has more users then X then expect some weirdo billionaire to come sniffing around for a purchase.

Famous last words

If Bluesky can genuinely be “billionaire-proof,” it might be one of the few glimmers of hope in a digital landscape completely dominated by oligarchs and their platforms. Social media as we know it has become less about connecting people and more about serving the agendas of billionaires, where algorithms are tuned to maximize profit, outrage, and control. Look no further than X (formerly Twitter), where Musk has turned the platform into a playground for his ego and his billionaire buddies.

But let’s be cautious. “Billionaire-proof” is a bold claim, and time will tell if Bluesky can really walk the walk. Will it stay decentralized? Will it resist the urge to sell out when big money comes knocking? And most importantly, will it actually prioritize people over profit?

If done right, Bluesky could set a new standard—putting power back into the hands of users and creating a space where our voices aren’t drowned out by corporate agendas. But we’ve seen too many “disruptors” start out with lofty ideals only to get co-opted or corrupted along the way. Let’s hope Bluesky can be the exception—and not just another broken promise in the tech world.

I don’t think you want to challenge folks that your platform is ‘anything’ proof because life, uh, finds a way.

Everyone has a price

I’m worried it’s just going to become another echo chamber though. At least it’s currently a bit more organized and easier to read though. 

In an oligarchy, nothing is billionaire proof 

Yea, but (I say respectfully) are you, dude? Like I’m on Bluesky, and it’s nice, but imgur was nice back in the day too, and it became an unusable shithole due to greed. Twitter and Facebook became propaganda machines and echo chambers, etc etc, and it all happened because those at the top could be bought. 

I genuinely hope I’m just cynical, and look forward to being proven so.

Since you took VC money, it is not your decision, since it is not your company anymore.
On the long run, you will do anything to please the shareholders.

I get it, we’re all cynical about the oligarchs who now rule this world we live in. But I do commend their efforts to keep it open-source so that anyone can take their data to a competitor if they like. From the article:

> Graber said Bluesky’s open design is intended to give users the option of leaving the service with all of their followers, which could thwart potential acquisition efforts.
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> “The billionaire proof is in the way everything is designed, and so if someone bought or if the Bluesky company went down, everything is open source,” Graber said. “What happened to Twitter couldn’t happen to us in the same ways, because you would always have the option to immediately move without having to start over.”

Anyone know what Jay’s compensation package is?

Blue sky shilling is getting silly now

Is it possible to create a server for it? What’s the incentive?

Literal CEO of the company says it. It must be true then.

Just like Amazon was billionaire-proof!

Remember, as long as there are venture capitalists involved then the goal is to make billionaires. Just like Amazon did, or Google. Or Apple or Microsoft earlier. And that’s if there aren’t already billionaires involved as part of the funding/ownership.

until it gets bought by said billionaire