turning a big dial taht says "Hitler" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right
really solid overview of atproto Lexicon system, and the soft-power dynamics around them. I will link folks to this! a couple additional points in ๐Ÿงต RE: View quoted note โ†’
take care of yourselves, and each other
please don't use the bsky "search" endpoints as a generic API or for automation. it is not designed for that, is an expensive waste/abuse of resources, and we will block by IP or user agent. searches should come from direct human queries in the moment
@Laurens has his work cut out this week!
@Laurens: > I think the core value proposition of open social networks such as the fediverse and the ATmosphere is that they allow for new forms of governance, where people can be in control of their own digital spaces.
riffing on alt mod/community governance patterns: a member-supported org mod focus/scope would be lower-volume, high-context cases. more beefs and bad actors, less brigading, bot farms, or illegal content [...]
this year is going to be a real one, isn't it
we launched labeling and Ozone back in march 2024. there have been many ups and downs, and I think all of us are still learning. been getting more directed feedback from a few folks recently, want to summarize my own thinking on labels system in a thread. ๐Ÿงต
brands! brands at last