This definition of the fediverse as including Bluesky is, I think, a good one. But as with Threads, the true test will be whether Bluesky users can follow someone from Mastodon. Frankly that looks more likely to happen soon with Bluesky than Threads, via bridging tech. Perhaps Mastodon and Bluesky will continue to diverge though in use case — personally I love the usenet / discussion board vibe of Mastodon, but I might use Bluesky to consume memes, etc. https://www.threads.net/@mmccue/post/DBSmyQqp9y-
@ricmac Indeed, I mean you can’t have a proper environmentalist movement without involving ExxonMobil and Shell, after all.
@aral But you can choose to not federate with them if you don’t want to, or join a server that has made those choices. Sure, they may influence the open standards going forward, but how else will this grow so that people move from closed platforms like X?