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Why does bluesky limit signups like this? Is there any way for a run of the mill poster to get an invite? (self.technology)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The only reason I can think of is to generate hype and false scarcity

[–] ebits21 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Worked for gmail back in the day

[–] small44 3 points 1 year ago

Didn't work for clubhouse

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

things were quite different back then. Most email providers were very stingy with pop3/imap usage and storage space. Nowadays competition online is fierce and we're spoiled for choice on many different platforms.