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Apologies, I'm probably under a rock, but why is that bad? I see they're behind WordPress but am not sure what the 1:1 is. The WP Engine stuff?

• Legend2440 8mo ago
  There was some WP drama between Automattic and the WP community a while back. Also the whole point of Bluesky is that they aren't supposed to be a big evil silicon valley tech company. But now you have a silicon-valley VC running the thing.
  • captainbland 8mo ago
    They'd already taken VC money hadn't they? It's got to be said though that tech startups are getting very formulaic. Monster of the week vibes.
  • orphea 8mo ago
    Matt M. was behind the drama from WordPress' side though. It looks like Toni Schneider left in 2014.
    • rmccue 8mo ago
      Toni was in fact the adult supervision brought in by Automattic’s board when the company was young and Matt was inexperienced.
      • bombcar 8mo ago
        And apparently adult supervision was needed.
        • qingcharles 8mo ago
          And still needed...
  • sieabahlpark 8mo ago
    [dead]
  • bananamogul 8mo ago
    "Some drama"...yeah, the way there was drama between Germany and the Soviet Union back in 1941. Automattic's Matt Mullenweg is downright insane. Just google their war with WP Engine and by extension the entire WordPress community.