Micah LeeApr 27, 2023
A lot of criticism of Mastodon community vibes going on over at Bluesky
Show threadWalker Boh🛡Apr 27, 2023

@micahflee two weeks ago I was interested in looking at it, so gave them my email to get an invite. Expecting an automated response with a code like most betas.

Yeah crickets.

Two weeks later I'm not particularly interested any more.

Manufactured scarcity to create a buzz is not a good look...

Show threadDamon Outlaw 
@walkerb @micahflee what? That’s the opinion you came to with what information? There’s well over 1 million people on their waitlist. People that got on it initially. They are prioritising accounts that will bring activity. They provide users with invite codes to share as they see fit, but they encourage selectivity b/c if your invite codes are linked to bad actors then they’ll limit the amount you receive in the future
Apr 29, 2023 at 11:59amWeb
Show threadWalker Boh🛡Apr 29, 2023

@damonoutlaw @micahflee yeah, that’s the opinion I came to, and it’s still the opinion I hold.

What do you think they are doing - crafting artisanal invite codes over a skinny latte in a San Francisco coffee shop ?

Any programmer could build an invite system that takes the input from a form, does some verification and then issues the code. Not what this is.

Then on $8chan I see all of the invites going to influencer types who had never mentioned the words blue sky or federated before, not to the folks like me who had looked at the git repo for the at protocol and were interested.

So yes - absolutely manufactured scarcity plus only lords allowed.

Dick move Dorsey, dick move.