I wonder how much of this is bc of the product, and not for lack of trying by the bsky team mind you. World cup and NBA highlights weren't here. The core product hasn't evolved much either.
atproto has the primitives for a compelling social experience, bluesky just doesn't have the content.
when everyone has a different explanation of why the bad numbers are not that bad or why the small number is still very important, the simplest explanation is that the bad number is actually just indeed very bad