william ⁂ maggos

I thought this was the case but here is the founder of skylight saying it. Developers using #ATproto not only get access to their larger network, but they also have #bluesky paying for most if not all their infrastructure costs. So of course they are building there instead of here. And over time, the VC money also means they can outlast anything built on fedi.

The whole #ATmosphere is becoming dependent on the company itself and VC money.

https://pca.st/episode/d6db6feb-43cb-4147-adcf-5316f29638b4

Why Open Social Matters for Creators, with Skylight’s Tori White

What do TikTok, Mark Cuban and Bluesky have in common? Skylight. When the future of TikTok was thrown into question in January 19, 2025, Skylight CEO Tori White and her co-founder/CTO Reed Harmeyer…

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@wjmaggos

This is all 100% correct. But don’t forget Bridgy.fed. Playing with that has me feeling like Morpheus in the Matrix: “…and from here we broadcast our pirate signal onto the Matrix…”

I think we can live on the Fediverse but broadcast to Bluesky. It might be the best of both worlds.

If that’s true, then we just need a sustainable source of funding for Bridgy.fed. Don’t forget to tip them on the way out.