Comment by raincole
1 day ago
> That's the same argument people made about Twitter. "If it goes bad, we'll just leave." We know how that played out.
I don't get it. What is this supposed to mean? Is the author implying people won't leave Twitter? If it's true then this whole article is pure waste of time: if people won't switch to BlueSky anyway then why should we be wary of it?
BlueSky is a direct alternative to Twitter. The UI is a spitting image of Twitter's. The whole premise of BlueSky is that people will leave Twitter when it goes bad.
I believe s/he means that it as if the users are leaving X for BlueSky for decentralization, but actually they are facing a similar lock-in.
> they are facing a similar lock-in.
Which is where people take issue with the author, it's wrong, the PLC does not create lock-in, it is more akin to a single point of failure in ATProto, all apps are tied to this, not just Bluesky. I have other comments under this story that go into more details.