Condensed version (shorter but less clear)
Pros and cons of Gleason's bridges
Pros:
* Good example of deep state glowie bullshit when you need an example to point at
Cons:
* My reach is reduced because some of the nostr users who aren't finding my posts, or making posts I find, would be a different story if it weren't for bridge spam we'd have to dig through
* My reach is reduced because some of the non nostr users who would make good posts or find mine if they were here, aren't, but would be if their own testing of nostr found it as useful as it would be without bridge spam
* My reach is reduced because some of the non nostr users who would make good posts or be drawn to mine if they were here, aren't, because other people that would make this place active enough for them left when their testing found nostr as useless as bridge spam makes it
* My reach is reduced because most people just want to use whatever app they've tried and found enough engagement on, and thus making Bluesky and Mastodon more engaging is strengthening their appeal to users and delaying or preventing movement to nostr, and meanwhile people on Bluesky and Mastodon are less likely to see my posts since those platforms are more centralized, and their lower likelihood of seeing my posts also makes it less worthwhile for me to see their posts
