nostr:npub1qjqlfhypsawamhksg7uwn4t56lmx98sslvrp76uwl3nns8ld65jsv4xgdu Well, there's Silicon Valley investor money riding on Bluesky, and that's why the terminally online characters are there.
Aside from the Threads launch taking the air out of the room for awhile, until follower graphs, communities, and other service improvements are made, the service will toddle along.
I don't think opening up will cause it to grow exponentially, that inflection point has passed.
Oh, and because of the investors, there will be ads in the future, bet on it.