Well that didn’t take long. Looks like they’re going the discord route and locking uploads + basic customization behind a subscription. You know, because we don’t already have enough of those.
Bluesky is working on a premium subscription that will add features like higher-quality video uploads and some profile customization options.
I mean ya, sure. I have no particular love for capitalism. That is the economic system we currently exist in though, for better or worse.
Except it is not. Bluesky can decide for itself how much profit to aim for.
Lol. It is. We live in a capitalist economy. That’s not up for debate, it’s a fact.
I just don’t see how a social media site can be healthy/safe AND profitable.
If it has to make money it’s going to sell user data and force narratives, and the entire argument that it has to make money allows human beings to shrug responsibility for exploiting their userbase.