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Anil Dash
@anildash.com

Here’s a thing I’ll add, as someone who’s been there: if you’re the CEO of a platform with millions of users, you don’t get to have as much fun on that platform, period. And your job is to eat shit every time a legitimate critique of policy comes up. That’s the gig. Don’t sign up if you aren’t game.

jenn da joker@jennschiffer.com

i am catching up on the moderation discourse and it’s really annoying that this episode basically goes back to leadership trying to have a goof and a gag. there’s not a lot of room-reading happening which comes across as immature and unprofessional

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@atonal440.bsky.social

I think this is true as a practical matter but man, the bluesky team has tried from the beginning to be accessible and understandable to users and it's netted them exactly zero community goodwill. Is "shut up and eat shit" really the sum total of practical community relations advice?

Anil Dash
@anildash.com

I think it’s earned them a ton of community goodwill? Like, I’m not on here tagging Jay and telling her to go jump down a well. I think other platform CEOs should literally be charged by international tribunals. By contrast, I’m offering up sincere critique *because* I have goodwill, as do many.

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