Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Ironically the creator who was most in on Bluesky before all this has gone largely silent.
Neil Gaiman has wisely decided that being quiet and unobtrusive is in his best interest nowadays.
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Tabletop creators leave X for Bluesky in droves
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Neil Gaiman has wisely decided that being quiet and unobtrusive is in his best interest nowadays.
Libertad
Legend
In light of the tabletop exodus, I figured that the creation of an appropriate hashtag can help drive engagement and bring people together. I made a #dndreadingclub hashtag, covering various 5e/OSR (and possibly Pathfinder) products I've read over the course of 2024. I covered 4 such books today, and while I can talk about more I figured to give some breathing room for others to contribute.
I do realize that #rpgreadingclub would be broader, but I wanted to make one that reflected my specialized interests. And there's nothing preventing others from creating such a hashtag themselves!
I do realize that #rpgreadingclub would be broader, but I wanted to make one that reflected my specialized interests. And there's nothing preventing others from creating such a hashtag themselves!
schneeland
Hero
I read somewhere (I think on the Bluesky subreddit) that they hired the developer of the GraySky app, so apparently there is some hope. However, that, in turn, made me wonder how BlueSky actually earns money/plans to be profitable in the long run. Right now, it seems they are mostly operating on venture capital (Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users).
trappedslider
Legend
then the moment they switch to wanting money from advertisers they become the enemy of some.
Scribe
Legend
Given that Stephen King was the focus of one of the smaller incidents that showed that Musk really, really didn't understand Twitter, there's a wee bit of irony there.
(As I recall, Musk used King as an example, saying something like "This guys is verified and has so-and-so many million followers, and yet he isn't paying anything? That doesn't seem right." – completely missing the point that the popular accounts with lots of followers are why the rest of us are/were on Twitter, providing Twitter with eyeballs for their ads.)
trappedslider
Legend
Venture capital can only take you so far
Scribe
Legend
Yes, and then the natural cycle of development and application lifecycle sets in, and it goes to crap.
GreyLord
Legend
So, right now it looks like the only way to really invest in properties related to it is through Atproto or Primal. It looks like it could really take off, but as a PBC, it would be difficult to invest money into it as I currently see it.
But if they were something that was easy to invest in, even if it wasn't an IPO (for example, give them a lot more money for their operations in order to be part owner...etc)...with the way it looks to be taking off...I'd be highly tempted at this point.
This is where you want to put down a hundred thousand to a million in a company, right near the beginning.
True, but I think there may be more that are going to gain interest in the company with what's currently happening, or appears could be happening.
The biggest question is how to monetize it. It may not be for a few years that it is monetized, but if that question can be answered to enough people with money, even if it's going to be a few years before it happens, money may not be as big a difficulty as some may think, at least for the near present.
But if they were something that was easy to invest in, even if it wasn't an IPO (for example, give them a lot more money for their operations in order to be part owner...etc)...with the way it looks to be taking off...I'd be highly tempted at this point.
This is where you want to put down a hundred thousand to a million in a company, right near the beginning.
True, but I think there may be more that are going to gain interest in the company with what's currently happening, or appears could be happening.
The biggest question is how to monetize it. It may not be for a few years that it is monetized, but if that question can be answered to enough people with money, even if it's going to be a few years before it happens, money may not be as big a difficulty as some may think, at least for the near present.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
I looked up what their plans are and they're claiming they want to use a membership model and not advertising. We'll see how that works out, obviously. Advertising is easier money but also creates a lot of terrible incentives for them.
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