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0 pointsparl_match16d ago0 comments

> user-antagonistic communication

could you provide some examples? i didn't really see this, but maybe i just missed it

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https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/05/waffles-eat-bluesky/

I don't like Jesse Singal's work or his political positions (he fucking sucks!), but this is hardly antagonistic except to maybe a small group of terminally online posters who take posting too seriously.

Although, I guess that is the audience bluesky was targeting when they first started. So I guess I understand the criticism.

Also, it is a very ironic demonstration of the pancakes/waffles meme. Interjecting into an unrelated topic to ask the mods to ban someone you don't like is a tradition as old as dial up BBS. So I'm glad to see the torch is being carried forward to a younger generation.

CactusBlue16d ago

I don't even think having Jesse Singal on the platform is the problem (like it or not, I believe that all beings must have the right to communicate); the problem here was the communication failure when communicating this decision to the userbase. They could have just reiterated their rules and left it at that; instead, they chose to mock their userbase, write them off as harassment, and banned users left and right, abusing their position in network to censor people at every layer of the protocol.

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Karrot_Kream16d ago

> Although, I guess that is the audience bluesky was targeting when they first started. So I guess I understand the criticism.

I was in the invite only cohort of Bluesky users and I don't really think so. I think what happened is after the election a bunch of very online, political news addicted anti-Musk folks migrated to Bluesky and created the current culture. Even though I'm pretty sure most folks on the network shared pretty much the same politics, the culture on the network changed completely within a few days of this.

mossTechnician16d ago

The central complaint doesn't seem to be distaste, but rather the fact that he is uniquely privileged over other users, despite violating Bluesky's terms of service.[0]

[0]: https://www.change.org/p/bluesky-must-enforce-its-community-...

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jmcgough16d ago

I think Jesse Singal is an awful person, but Jay responded appropriately there.

easterncalculus16d ago

There aren't really any, the user you're replying to is just disappointed the campaign to ban users for no (on platform, or really any) reason was not successful.

hitekker15d ago

Yeah, that's the vibe I got after reading more into it.

I respect the CEO for laughing at a melodramatic harassment campaign. The last thing those outrage addicts need is coddling & corporate babytalk.

CactusBlue16d ago

I don't care about the specific situation either way; What I am observant of is how the core team has handled their userbase and lack of protocol robustness.

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CactusBlue16d ago

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/05/waffles-eat-bluesky/

parl_matchOP16d ago

Although, I guess that is the audience bluesky was targeting when they first started. So I guess I understand the criticism.

CactusBlue16d ago

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Karrot_Kream16d ago

> Although, I guess that is the audience bluesky was targeting when they first started. So I guess I understand the criticism.

mossTechnician16d ago

The central complaint doesn't seem to be distaste, but rather the fact that he is uniquely privileged over other users, despite violating Bluesky's terms of service.[0]

[0]: https://www.change.org/p/bluesky-must-enforce-its-community-...

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jmcgough16d ago

I think Jesse Singal is an awful person, but Jay responded appropriately there.

easterncalculus16d ago

There aren't really any, the user you're replying to is just disappointed the campaign to ban users for no (on platform, or really any) reason was not successful.

hitekker15d ago

Yeah, that's the vibe I got after reading more into it.

I respect the CEO for laughing at a melodramatic harassment campaign. The last thing those outrage addicts need is coddling & corporate babytalk.

CactusBlue16d ago

I don't care about the specific situation either way; What I am observant of is how the core team has handled their userbase and lack of protocol robustness.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse