hmge i think its fair to say that people are complaining about relative nonissues (plc is a problem but honestly its the glaring remaining low-hanging fruit so its easy to harp on, and even if solved i dont think detractors would be content) buttt

<intermission> it’s not clear to me who the intended audience is so idk if it’s fair to say they’ve forgotten or not. also blegh it’s annoying that i need to potentially clarify im not subtweeting juliet back im just working out my own thoughts </intermission>

at least for me (this is what kasey kat and i chatted about last night) the main concerning thing is the continual prioritization of app over protocol. yes it’s a demo app ballooned out of control but i think that’s basically the most telling thing of all, that they chose to keep rolling forward.

ig i just worry you can’t roll back history, and with bsky it’s painfully obvious what things created as temporary patches become massive perpetual thorns (dms anyone?). because yea once implemented once it’s cannon and now your problem to deal with until replacement (have we ever actually seen

something replaced yet? for gods sake we still have backwards compatibility all over the place with things that haven’t been used for ages).

my core concern is that very rapidly there became an identification of bsky interests with the interests of the protocol in general, despite all the lip service to “the company is the future enemy”. like they knew cognitively what could happen but at nearly every single point that truly mattered

(okay this is entirely unfair, i wasn’t around for decisions, and obviously id mainly be exposed to choices that went in one way over the other) there was an approach of “well we just have to do this to stay afloat” or “we would be foolish not to ride this fortuitous wave of new users” and

protocol concerns went to the backburner. not to be dramatic but this really is the exact same dynamic of ML parties in relation to the proletariat, like yea ostensibly the app’s success could lead to the success of the protocol, but clearly these two interests aren’t one and the same.

and regardless of humble beginnings, that’s not where we are now. mao isn’t a poor rural kid anymore and is now a part of something larger, operating according to all sorts of mute compulsions. sure the history is important on the one hand, but it feels potentially obscuring as a contribution.

idk, it sometimes just gives “prolonged birth pangs” ad nauseam vibes. just give it more time, you’ll see, it’ll all come to fruition. and sure, maybe, but i’m pretty squeamish and untrusting. obvi i love all the folks working there (okay like 3 of them) but we’re operating at scales and logics

that go beyond individual intent, which is kind of the point. and no one’s like evil or whatever, they’re just kinda trapped it feels like.

and like, i don’t really have the answers here because im not a great political theorist of optimal capitalist corporate structure. would it have been better to spin off protocol as a separate entity to maintain that separation (similar to original twt inception LOL)?

funding would be wacky but you could set up some split thing, tho i imagine it’d get hella complicated with funding and it’s intended purpose. i’m not really gonna pretend like i have a ton of insight in this domain so im gonna stop pontificating

i was telling kasey but this skeet was accly about the stupid fedi guys (not elixie, i hadn’t seen her posts at all at the time). as in, dumb fedi guys aren’t gonna negatively polarize me into uncritically backing b sky bsky.app/profile/did:...

ducking and weaving keywords, as best i can, hope it’s enough

tho like fwiw i dont envy their position, but this individ instance (as usual) is not really the central focus of mattering for anything

whatever criticisms i have arent like “you fools! i would have handled mîssissippi law way different, obviously”. its always the meta level discussion that emerges

i like the shape of the proto very much i hope it pops off and locks in

not really holding my breath tho

clairvoyant bsky.app/profile/did:... @notmyfifth.bsky.social

btw here are the rules

“i will not be negatively partisan” i tell myself, eye twitching while scrolling the skyline

you're so unbelievably real for this

im watching my instant death ability is overpowered and all i can think about is ayana

first as tragedy, second as farce

more people should talk about how choosing an anime pfp is an act of appropriation, in the valorizing stirner sense

i’m love my kasey puppy so munch

she’s smart and fun

it’s painfully bright outside, time to go back indoors

it’s interesting to see jonas struggle with a lot of similar emotions that i have (even somewhat recently), but basically see the thought patterns as alien

i don’t feel proud but i do feel confident enough

pragmatism is so wacky

i oscillate too but im here again (and chill abt it instead of agitated)

yo holy shit i found an abandoned office this is fucking flames

NO WAY LMAO another eating disorder girlie walked in the room to hide in shame and got so flustered that i was here

she dropped her stuff and apologized and scurried away lol, poor girl

i’m mega coasting rn and the only way i can screw it up is by getting caught for the same thing i did before

hit me

hm someone had a hyphenated vietnamese name and i referred to them with the full first name but now i see people leaving out the second half. i’m not sure if it’s me or them making the mistake or what they’re actually comfortable with since i don’t work closely with them. should have just used @

but that’s also cucked and cringe idk

to be clear “mistake” is kinda clunky, i just mean in all likelihood they’re prolly chill and are somewhat used to it but it’s still like eye-roll annoying, and

there’s a difference between “yea i tolerate my name being shortened bc it’s easier for the mayo monkeys” and “lol why are you being so formal with my full name it ain’t that deep”

i’m resisting your characterization

i haven’t been taking my daily vitamin d supplement because i don’t like swallowing it

throat game weak

they basically all got cancelled today tho

yay linux adventures

and back to comfy clothes :)