Decoder with Nilay Patel · Monday, August 3, 2026
Blue Sky CEO Tony Schneider discussed the long-term nature of building decentralized social networks, comparing it to the early days of the web. He believes significant progress and impact will take about a decade to fully materialize, emphasizing careful, long-term decision-making over rapid scaling.
“And I'm reading your note that you published when you became the full-time CEO. In the very beginning of it, you say, where we're at the very beginning of the story with a decade of exciting work ahead.”
“And I'm wondering if the time scale of the decisions you're making now are a decade.”
“And with this project in particular, it it has very, very long-term implications. Like this is a protocol that, you know, it's going to be around for decades.”