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When imperfect systems are good: Bluesky's lossy timelines

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768 points cyndunlop | 3 comments | 19 Feb 25 17:48 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dang ◴[19 Feb 25 18:14 UTC] No.43105332[source]▶
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zoul ◴[19 Feb 25 18:45 UTC] No.43105758[source]▶
I would be so much more interested in Bluesky if it were technically impossible for a random super rich guy to buy and bend it to his whims.
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culi ◴[19 Feb 25 19:36 UTC] No.43106459[source]▶
Isn't that the whole point of bs? Empowering users to take their data where they want. It's completely open-sourced and well-documented. If someone buys bluesky you can move all your data to a different service that follows the same protocol
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1. zoul ◴[20 Feb 25 06:09 UTC] No.43111637[source]▶
You can move your data, but whoever controls the AppView controls what people see “on Bluesky”.
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2. culi ◴[20 Feb 25 15:14 UTC] No.43115674[source]▶
Yeah but anyone can make a GreenSky. The source code is all there
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3. zoul ◴[20 Feb 25 15:56 UTC] No.43116226[source]▶
But the users are not. The app and the AppView can be bought and then you are in control of what people can see. Good luck trying to move them to the alternative.