Profile of Bluesky and CEO Jay Graber - Boing Boing

[rcjordan]

https://boingboing.net/2025/04/07/profile-of-bluesky-and-ceo-jay-graber.html

Same founder, same venture capital backing, same need for rapid growth, same cash fire. In that respect it's also a map of other problems with Twitter that aren't addressed by decentralization.

[ergophobe]

I don't think any service like this that depends on ad revenue for most of its income can align with the actual interests of users. And I think it's hard to get the network effects they need for growth if you depend on subscriber income. 

Is there a model that cuts that Gordian knot?