The platform crossed the milestone last night, and it happened about a month and a half after the 25 million mark. Bluesky still has a long way to go to pass Threads, though; Meta’s platform has more than 100 million daily active users. [Media: https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3lgu4lg6j2k2v]
  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    71·
    5 hours ago

    This is such a half-assed dog and pony show.

    They have millions in investment, why do they need someone else to fund this? Why don’t the bluesky team directly and materially support them?

    This is a core aspect of Bluesky’s marketing and they asking other volunteers to help make them rich.

    • Fedizen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      Until there’s overt advertising its unlikely to enshittify the normal way. That doesn’t mean it won’t, just that a different capital process is at work. Wikipedia has outlived most of “web2.0” because its funded by donations and run by volunteers.

      • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        3 hours ago

        Until there’s overt advertising its unlikely to enshittify the normal way.

        Trust me we will be deep into that territory so fast it is going to make your head spin.

        Wikipedia has outlived most of “web2.0” because its funded by donations and run by volunteers.

        Private equity and VC funding can’t directly buy Wikipedia and dissect it because it is an at least somewhat functional non-profit organization. That is the only reason.