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[–] [email protected] 60 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

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....

[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (6 children)

bass-ackwards

is this how kids say ass-backwards now, or is this an attempt to avoid the (nonexistent) lemmy profanity filters lol

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

I've heard it "bass-ackwards" way more than "ass-backwards", for decades

It's basically ass-backwards said ass-backwards.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

I had high school teachers in the 80s who said it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Ha, it's been the family friendly variant for at least a few decades

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Pobody's Nerfect

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I’ve been ironically saying it for years tbh

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

They may not know step 3, but they know that step 4 is PROFIT!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

You um... did know that um... mastodon did produce a um... product before the board change, right?