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• @tomw@mastodon.social Tom Walker on mastodon

  Mastodon is an incredibly rare opportunity for open-source, non-profit, advertising-free, decentralised software to be a real contender in a category - and, if it continues to grow, even to pull many other social networks into being part of (or interoperable with) the fediverse. …

• @Wikisteff@mastodon.social Steffen Christensen on mastodon

  Mike @mmasnick has a great article about the three big Twitter replacements out now: Mastodon, BlueSky, and nostr.  —  I really appreciate his analysis here.  —  I keep thinking about ownership. …

• @atomicpoet@mastodon.social Chris Trottier on mastodon

  When you block people on Bluesky, your block list is public.  —  Which means that if someone is blocked, everyone will know.  —  This approach to blocking may prove controversial.

• @daveleeFT@mastodon.social Dave Lee on mastodon

  Celebrations over at Bluesky as they reach 50k users.  Mastodon at 11 million+ yet still written off as the post-Twitter platform.  What am I missing?

• @mmasnick@mastodon.social Mike Masnick on mastodon

  It's been six months since Elon took over Twitter.  I have some thoughts on the “Twitter diaspora” and the current decentralized alternatives: https://www.techdirt.com/...

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  Logging on to Bluesky yesterday was like jumping into a time machine and traveling back to 2012. https://www.garbageday.email/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @ohnoshetwitnt @ohnoshetwitnt on x

  Imagine how badly you fucked up a website that people are leaving that website for a nearly identical website created by the guy who created the first website that you fucked up.

• @airlineflyer Jason Rabinowitz on x

  The downfall of Twitter continues, as major public agencies and private corporations abandon their customer service operations here. Twitter is (was?) the ***best*** place for direct customer service from many companies. It sucks to see it needlessly destroyed by @elonmusk. https…

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  It's interesting how product decisions shape the user base of a product. Mastodon is a pain in the ass to use so it attracts people who think dealing with inconvenience is a virtue. Sort of like Linux on the desktop. This is in stark contrast to Bluesky.

• @tprstly Theo on x

  Every platform post-twitter will fail because nobody really cares anymore https://twitter.com/...

• @mahemoff @mahemoff on x

  And that cultural norm against algorithms is why Mastodon can't retain most users https://www.techdirt.com/...

• Vox Shirin Ghaffary on x

  What is Bluesky, and why is everyone on Twitter talking about it?

• @Sarahp@mastodon.social Sarah Perez on mastodon

  Pretty sure I'm a better fit for Mastodon than Bluesky but those kids sure are having fun

• @brianhough@mastodon.social Brian Hough on mastodon

  Bluesky users are trying to purposely break the site with extra long “hell threads,” If your wondering what the vibe is like over there rn

• @atomicpoet@mastodon.social Chris Trottier on mastodon

  Jack Dorsey explaining exactly why no single company should own a social media platform.

• @chad_hurley Mr. Tube on x

  The most underrated superpower of starting a social media platform? Not making yourself the star of the show.

• @chad_hurley Mr. Tube on x

  Never been more bullish about Twitter.

• @grrlscientist @grrlscientist on x

  Musk's erratic leadership has disillusioned a one-time friend and powerful ally, reflecting a growing backlash against a tumultuous tenure that has sent advertisers fleeing and users searching for alternatives #Twitter #elon_musk https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @ashtonpittman Ashton Pittman on x

  And while the idea for Bluesky originated at Twitter in 2019 and received funding from Twitter, it no longer has any affiliation with Twitter. Elon Musk cut ties with Bluesky when he took over. So despite what you may've heard, he has no stake in it. 3/ https://www.vox.com/...

• @comixace Heidi MacDonald on x

  Tech overlords, I beseech you, can you all please hire a bene gesserit type adviser to always sit by your side and explain blatantly obvious aspects of human nature for you that you can't figure out? https://techcrunch.com/...

• @shaft Leslie Miley on x

  What I hate about this take is that @jack is like, it went south, let's move forward and build something else. Which is what so many people with privilege do after facilitating the destruction of something that was invaluable to those with less privilege. https://twitter.com/...

• @will_decotiis Will DeCotiis on x

  🤣🤣🤣 I'm sorry but considering what appears to have been going on at Twitter under Dorsey's reign that's pretty rich https://twitter.com/...

• @iethics @iethics on x

  “As Bluesky caught fire on Thursday, some users already mourned its small community dynamic. They pointed out that social apps tend to start like this—niche, wild, and fun—until the masses join and they're eventually ruined” https://slate.com/... #ethics #internet #socialmedia

• @mattbinder Matt Binder on x

  watching Jack Dorsey simultaneously defend his previous stance on selling Twitter to Elon Musk while also criticizing the decision to sell Twitter to Elon Musk on Bluesky 🍿 https://twitter.com/...

• @prasanto @prasanto on x

  A momentary lapse into reason: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says Musk wasn't the ideal leader after all https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @chargrille @chargrille on x

  There's a lot of misinformation & disinformation circulating that works to obscure or soften Jack Dorsey's involvement in #Bluesky, #Twitter & his bromance with Elon Musk generally. https://progressives.social/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @iethics @iethics on x

  “Instead of replicating #Twitter one-for-one, simply building a challenger that's big enough to be lively but small enough to disincentivize the toxicity would be a real accomplishment. It's a lofty hope, and unlikely to materialize”: https://slate.com/... #ethics #internet

• @mazmhussain Murtaza Hussain on x

  There are still a few simps and courtiers defending Elon Musk out of sincere self-abasement or in the hopes it will benefit them in some way but even Jack Dorsey is saying that his ownership has been a disaster: https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @livemint @livemint on x

  #Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey — once a supporter of #ElonMusk's $44 billion acquisition of the site — is now offering sharp criticism of the new owner and his handling of the deal. https://www.livemint.com/...

• @cultexpert Steven Hassan, PhD on x

  If true, this is a big thing. https://twitter.com/...

• @jayrosen_nyu Jay Rosen on x

  In my view @jack ought to spend years reflecting on how he made this error and what led up to it. When you get something that big that wrong ("the singular solution I trust...") you have to go back a long way. Then tell us what you found. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https…

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  I can't wait to see how Blue Sky benefits from the leadership and product skills Jack Dorsey showed in his near-decade long management of Twitter.

• @thetimes @thetimes on x

  Are you scared @elonmusk? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/...

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  He said that “Hell no” with his full chest. https://twitter.com/...

• @davetroy Dave Troy on x

  1/Regarding Jack, Elon, and Bluesky, it appears that Musk has managed to strain his formerly tight relationship with Dorsey. But that has implications that are non-obvious; here's a quick rundown. First, look at how things have shifted in the last year. https://twitter.com/...

• @davetroy Dave Troy on x

  12/And I will remind folks that Dorsey did not transact his shares in Twitter and did not receive any cash benefit from the transaction. He was a true believer in Elon's vision. He may regret that now, but he still holds the shares unless he sold them. https://www.cnn.com/...

• @evasteslasplaid Eva McMillan on x

  Highly and respectfully disagree with Jack Dorsey❗️ Elon @elonmusk turned Twitter around just in few months. The platform is more trusted, more fun and entertaining than any other sites. It has more followers and subscribers than ever. One more quarter and Twitter starts bringing…

• @goldman Jason Goldman on x

  Man if this couple couldn't make it what hope is there for the rest of us https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  Jack is spending his time and money to recreate a version of Twitter not subject to whims of one company. This started as a way to get away from one company being bullied by governments to shape the public conversation. Turns out it also ensures the company can't become a bully. …

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Surprised to see @jack write that @elonmusk should have just paid Twitter $1 billion to get out of their deal. Surprised because that wasn't really an option Musk had. That was a breakup fee that only applies if musk couldn't close the deal (e.g. regulatory block, etc).

• @carlquintanilla Carl Quintanilla on x

  “I wish the [Twitter] board would not have forced the sale,” Dorsey said, “I think [Elon] should have walked away ..” Responding to a post in which a user said “It's pretty sad how it all went down,” Dorsey replied simply: “Yes.” ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ https://www.washingtonpost.com/ …

• @goldman Jason Goldman on x

  This argument is that in April 2022 Elon was the best solution for taking the company private as it could not succeed publicly. And then, almost immediately Elon was revealed to not be the best solution and should've been allowed to walk. And then everything would've been fine. h…

• @riptari Natasha on x

  Captain Hindsight walks among us https://twitter.com/...

• @techinsider @techinsider on x

  Jack Dorsey once called Elon Musk the ‘singular solution’ for taking Twitter private. Now, the app's co-founder says Musk never should have bought it: ‘I think he should have walked away’ https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

• @faizsays Faiz Siddiqui on x

  Jack Dorsey says Elon Musk shouldn't have bought Twitter A year ago, @jack called Musk “the singular solution I trust” to steer the company forward. “I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.” Now: “It all went south.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... w/ @WillO…

• @banquodyar @banquodyar on x

  According to Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk was a better choice for owner of twitter than a hedge fund because Elon Musk shares his hair-brained idea that humans should live on Mars. Tech billionaires was a bad idea.

• @mcwm Mike Murphy on x

  the mental gymnastics here... I am too tired https://twitter.com/...

• @benjamingoggin Ben Goggin on x

  Jack Dorsey is an open book tonight on Bluesky... talking about Elon, his last months at Twitter, and fighting with other users Im sort of obsessed https://twitter.com/...

• @sarahfrier Sarah Frier on x

  “It all went south,” Jack Dorsey says about Elon Musk's Twitter purchase, on Bluesky https://twitter.com/...

• @snurb_dot_info Axel Bruns on x

  🧐 It's almost as if Jack Dorsey isn't some kind of social media genius, but just a random tech-bro who simply got lucky that one time but still doesn't have a clue why... <feigns shock> https://twitter.com/...

• @willoremus Will Oremus on x

  We wrote about jack's skeets https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...