it’s predictable if you start from the assumption that saying anything that seems negative about bluesky on bluesky is basically asking to get dogpiled. i think that predictability is part of the dynamic i’m gently lamenting here
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Bro, it's not just "saying anything that seems negative about Bluesky on Bluesky." The "bluesky is dying" narrative is a specific one that people are very done with at this point. Are you being willfully obtuse?
aug 7, 2025, 5:50 pm • 0 0 • view
That's not quite my point - it's not about "anything negative" it's "negative and only negative." Not quite the mainstream figures who come here and only post about how it sucks but a cousin to that. I believe the numbers! I think it's worth talking about what they mean. But that's not this.
aug 7, 2025, 5:45 pm • 5 0 • view
It’s not just a negative statement, it’s a negative statement that matches the statements of any number of bad faith actors. But I guess we need the context of all of the guy’s post to understand what he actually meant.
aug 7, 2025, 5:46 pm • 0 0 • view
He probably wouldn't have gotten all the grief if he hadn't said "risks becoming a ghost town." That's not "without favor favor" (a phrase which is lost all meaning among mainstream reporters), it's a baseless projection designed to provoke.
aug 8, 2025, 2:51 pm • 0 0 • view
ok! happy to leave it there for now, you've raised some good points and i think we just see this a bit differently and that's fine. cheers
aug 7, 2025, 5:48 pm • 3 0 • view
And hence why predictable. Anyways, I do agree with you that that stinks! But also, that might be a more general feature of contemporary discourse even beyond its specific instance here.
aug 7, 2025, 5:47 pm • 2 0 • view
The dude’s statement is also pretty poorly worded. Bluesky is growing, but not as fast, and posting has “dropped off.” It’s worded to make you think posts have dropped off 60%…
aug 7, 2025, 5:52 pm • 1 0 • view