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So... aren't these wannabe twitter competitors going about the whole thing bass-ackwards?
I saw a broadly similar article the other day about some sort of shakeup in the Mastodon board of directors.
It's as if they think the way do do an internet startup is to first appoint a board of directors and hire a raft of executives, then... um... you know... um... do some business... kinda... stuff....
I follow the Bluesky devs, I feel pretty confident that they are excited and taking their role in building a protocol and platform seriously.
I’ve yet to see a board of directors that wasn’t a joke anywhere though, so I guess I just assumed that this would happen everywhere.
Board positions exist as a way to funnel wealth to the children, relatives and friends of the people startups are going to for their initial investment.
is this how kids say ass-backwards now, or is this an attempt to avoid the (nonexistent) lemmy profanity filters lol
I've heard it "bass-ackwards" way more than "ass-backwards", for decades
It's basically ass-backwards said ass-backwards.
Ha, it's been the family friendly variant for at least a few decades
I had high school teachers in the 80s who said it.
Pobody's Nerfect
I’ve been ironically saying it for years tbh
It’s the corporate boomer way of saying it.
What do you mean? The board provides the guidance and plots the course for the "low potential" people to follow.
/sarcasm
Edit: I should clarify, my comment is not so much about Jack, but about people that run companies, but don't do things.
They may not know step 3, but they know that step 4 is PROFIT!
You um... did know that um... mastodon did produce a um... product before the board change, right?