[rsynnott]

I... don't see why? Like, he was just a board member, right? It's not particularly clear why him leaving would be a major problem.

[kstrauser]

My impression was that much of Bluesky’s excitement came from it being the next big thing, from the guy who made Twitter!, which you and I know isn’t accurate, but that’s how a lot of its headlines and blurbs appeared to me.

[rsynnott]

Tbh, most of the media coverage of it has been "this is the Twitter replacement where we, the journalists, are going, and therefore it is the best Twitter replacement"; if anything I think the Dorsey association was seen as a little embarrassing.

Like, it's hard to see this hurting use.

[kstrauser]

Huh, you raise a good point. I'd seen plenty of that, too.

I still predict this will play out in the tech press as bad news for Bluesky, if only so that journalists can hope to get credit for their hot take.