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Erin Conroy Jul 3, 2023

You should stay away from #Bluesky, not actively help Jack Dorsey make his next billion & build his power as an owner of another social media empire.

Dorsey helped fund Musk's takeover to the tune of $1 billion, making him one of Musk's top backers (after Qatar).

He owns part of Twitter.

He & Musk planned Musk's takeover at Twitter. They are collaborators, not competitors.

https://progressives.social/@chargrille/110286207887749108

>Edit to add Dave Troy's piece https://davetroy.medium.com/no-elon-and-jack-are-not-competitors-theyre-collaborating-3e88cde5267d

Erin Conroy (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Dorsey will be happy with one arm of #Bluesky being used by his advisor Ali Alexander to plan the next armed Proud Boys/GOP attack on the Capitol building - and the other arm being used by you to fruitlessly bemoan SCOTUS corruption & the New Jim Crow voting restrictions, & what he & Musk undoubtedly delight, behind closed doors, in referring to as "woke nonsense." The $ & power asymmetry makes this work for the GOP. No content moderation means no pesky Congressional hearings for him & Musk.

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Erin Conroy Jul 3, 2023

The thing that makes me sooooooooooo depressed is that I strongly suspect that none of these facts/considerations are likely to change the mind of a single person who's on Bluesky or thinking about joining it.

I'm at a loss to know what matters to people outside of user experience that would possibly lead them to take a longer term outlook.

If you've insights, they are officially solicited.

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Karoli

Jul 3, 2023

@chargrille my understanding is that Dorsey seeded it and stepped back.

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Erin Conroy

@Karoli I've seen that asserted here and there, but it's not sourced. And Graber actually gave exactly the opposite answer to the press:

Q: "Dorsey is on your board & helped dream this all up...has there been a change with his involvement in Bluesky? Graber: Nope."

But, the real issue is that Dorsey owns it (prob at least 1/3 share, maybe more) & will get control & profits. Press has not answered any of this or given Bluesky real critical scrutiny.