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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 sil
by Legend2440 7mo 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 7mo agoThey'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 7mo agoMatt M. was behind the drama from WordPress' side though. It looks like Toni Schneider left in 2014.
- rmccue 7mo agoToni was in fact the adult supervision brought in by Automattic’s board when the company was young and Matt was inexperienced.
- bombcar 7mo agoAnd apparently adult supervision was needed.
- qingcharles 7mo agoAnd still needed...
- sieabahlpark 7mo ago[dead]
- bananamogul 7mo 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.