Mina Kimes

I don't have road rage. I'm trying to explain what I think is happening. It's just a theory. I don't know. What do you think, Dan?

I don't have road rage. I'm trying to explain what I think is happening. It's just a theory. I don't know. What do you think, Dan?

Hippos are like the most aggressive animals quietly amongst, nobody talks about this because they're like, oh, hungry, hungry hippos. They're so cute. They're so fun. They look so funny. Those, you do not want to encounter a wild hippo.

Hippos are like the most aggressive animals quietly amongst, nobody talks about this because they're like, oh, hungry, hungry hippos. They're so cute. They're so fun. They look so funny. Those, you do not want to encounter a wild hippo.

Yeah. My topic is the rise of blue sky. There's an article in the New York Times about it. There's been articles all over the place about this app, Blue Sky, which was created, I think, a few years ago, right, as an alternative to Twitter around the time that Elon Musk took over Twitter. but didn't really catch fire until this past week around the election.

Yeah. My topic is the rise of blue sky. There's an article in the New York Times about it. There's been articles all over the place about this app, Blue Sky, which was created, I think, a few years ago, right, as an alternative to Twitter around the time that Elon Musk took over Twitter. but didn't really catch fire until this past week around the election.

I mean, the daily activity was very low, way behind Threads, which is the other, the meta-owned alternative. And it has actually spiked and exceeded it, which is incredible given how far ahead Threads was in terms of the daily users. It's up to 20 million users, over 20 million now. So exponential growth for an app that is currently run by like 20 people, right?

I mean, the daily activity was very low, way behind Threads, which is the other, the meta-owned alternative. And it has actually spiked and exceeded it, which is incredible given how far ahead Threads was in terms of the daily users. It's up to 20 million users, over 20 million now. So exponential growth for an app that is currently run by like 20 people, right?

For those who aren't on it and who are on Twitter, it is basically the same in terms of the interface. It looks the same. It feels the same. The biggest difference really is the way it actually allows you to moderate content. provides much more aggressive blocking features, provides tools you can use to just not see certain corners of the internet.

For those who aren't on it and who are on Twitter, it is basically the same in terms of the interface. It looks the same. It feels the same. The biggest difference really is the way it actually allows you to moderate content. provides much more aggressive blocking features, provides tools you can use to just not see certain corners of the internet.

It allows the reports of harassment actually work on Blue Sky. And that seems to be a big part of the appeal. I know it's a big part of the appeal for me personally, especially over the last week, I think, as what, you know, the harassment aspect on Twitter has been escalating for a while now. But last week did feel like a turning point. So There's that. There's also a lot of skepticism.

It allows the reports of harassment actually work on Blue Sky. And that seems to be a big part of the appeal. I know it's a big part of the appeal for me personally, especially over the last week, I think, as what, you know, the harassment aspect on Twitter has been escalating for a while now. But last week did feel like a turning point. So There's that. There's also a lot of skepticism.

Nobody wants to be on a zillion apps. Everybody's on Twitter, so people don't actually want to leave. People in media might not want to leave for career reasons.

Nobody wants to be on a zillion apps. Everybody's on Twitter, so people don't actually want to leave. People in media might not want to leave for career reasons.

I'm curious about all of your guys' thoughts about this and just about kind of whether or not you even, I know Dan and Pablo have different feelings about this, whether you even feel like you want a place to engage and post and do all these things.

I'm curious about all of your guys' thoughts about this and just about kind of whether or not you even, I know Dan and Pablo have different feelings about this, whether you even feel like you want a place to engage and post and do all these things.

Yeah, which is really interesting, right? Because as we look at this platform and ask, what is the potential? If I'm joining, will it change? Is it worth investing my time? The corporate structure, which Pablo, you explained perfectly there, gives you a roadmap, which is to say,

Yeah, which is really interesting, right? Because as we look at this platform and ask, what is the potential? If I'm joining, will it change? Is it worth investing my time? The corporate structure, which Pablo, you explained perfectly there, gives you a roadmap, which is to say,

It makes it so that this company, this app, this social media platform is far less likely to go down a road where they are making profit-driven decisions at the expense of usability. But one thing that caught my eye, unlike every other social media platform right now, they have already come out and said, we will not allow our data, anything you post here, to be used for generative AI. Right.

It makes it so that this company, this app, this social media platform is far less likely to go down a road where they are making profit-driven decisions at the expense of usability. But one thing that caught my eye, unlike every other social media platform right now, they have already come out and said, we will not allow our data, anything you post here, to be used for generative AI. Right.