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Gregory Brown [MOVED, SEE BIO]
@skillstopractice.com

Finished that convo - here's what would restore trust. 1) Public disclosure of the rumored January 2025 funding round that had a $700 million valuation. 2) A public business plan. 3) Something rolled out that makes money. 4) Legally+financially sound steps that shield protocol development.

Gregory Brown [MOVED, SEE BIO]@skillstopractice.com

Open letter to @why.bsky.team regarding Bluesky revenue model risks + potential mitigations. We've discussed some of this over DM and will continue to be available so, and the notes within it reflect my own take on things only but hopefully clarify. notes.skillstopractice.com/updates/2025...

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Gregory Brown [MOVED, SEE BIO]
@skillstopractice.com

I'm going to keep an eye out for each of those things and if I see good faith efforts on them I'll be back here and first to acknowledge that this team is getting things right. I'm just a drop in the ocean here and I very much know that, but if you agree, ask for this stuff too.

Gregory Brown [MOVED, SEE BIO]
@skillstopractice.com

And if you're wary of all this, give Mastodon a try. I sort of wrote it off a couple years ago and either it improved a lot, the social graph got better, or it's just a shift in perspective to favor values-oriented projects that follow through on their claims... but it feels, not bad over there.

Gregory Brown [MOVED, SEE BIO]
@skillstopractice.com

(The Bluesky/atproto stack has unique tech advantages + a different purpose which I sure hope stays alive in a way I could support but I did expect the overall state of Mastodon to be *much* more rough than what it is... and apart from some UX hiccups it seems like a nice place to be)