All other dumb things aside, W is also just a dumb name for a platform.

All other dumb things aside, W is also just a dumb name for a platform.

It's like they saw everyone making fun of the rebrand to X and they were like, bet, we can be just as dumb.

"Meanwhile, the first of the Vs that make up W stands for “Values,” and the second for “Verified.”"

I know you think that's clever, but that's dumb, too

Even the launch video is dumb, all of this is so dumb

@quillmatiq are they at least using an open protocol?

@bedirthan no, because everything about this is dumb

@quillmatiq@mastodon.social ah, W... yet another silo that will siphon potential users away from the fediverse...

If anything, there could be lessons to be learned about marketing the fediverse, because we as a collective are pretty shite at it.

@quillmatiq

Yeah, I can see it: they'll hide behind so-called "values" to moderate oppresively (i.e., you won't be able to call a Nazi a Nazi and so on) and they'll violate everyone's privacy for publications to be "verified". Sure. Great ideas both.

Now we're just making up platforms now.

@bedirthan Update: I was wrong, we've recently learned that it's actually on ATProto. Wish they would've led with that and given other Euro-based open platforms a shoutout.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xgvzy7ni6ig6ievcbls5jaxe/post/3mcxmdf7ma22z

@quillmatiq@mastodon.social anti-competitive behaviour from the outset. Sad to see from an EU-led effort.