It didn't take very long...

Special thanks to @mactunag for giving me a heads-up about Bluesky's message on X from November 2025

Sources:
1: https://x.com/bluesky/status/1991513731541647733

2: https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3mi5pwoncqs2g

What I find particularly egregious is that Bluesky already had a custom feed builder: #Graze was an independent project that had proved to be super popular. They had raised a million dollars just last year! They even sponsored the AtmosphereConf last week. Then Bluesky PBC steamrolled over them and announced their own project - Attie - powered by AI... at AtmosphereConf (the event where Graze was listed as a major sponsor - you can't make this up).

A developer for ATProto was horrified by this, writing:

"Why would anyone fund an Atmosphere project if Bluesky, with $100 million in the bank, might ship a competing feature at any moment? Why would a founder bet their career on this ecosystem? The presentation didn't just hurt Graze. It made the entire ecosystem look unfundable."

🔗​: https://trezy.com/blog/the-marshmallow-test

I am getting A LOT of heat for pointing out shady behaviors by Bluesky PBC. Even from Fedi friends. But I think it's important to be wide-eyed and consider all this mounting evidence of problematic behavior.

#Bluesky #ATproto #openwashing #VC #cryptobros