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[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 14 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

According to CNET, the actual reason for the name is:

Dorsey confirmed a Bluesky user's speculation that the name ties in to Twitter's bird mascot, the idea being the bird could fly even more freely in an open blue sky.

The only thing I can think of is the Ukraine flag ukkkraine, which I believe represents a field of wheat under a blue sky, such as in this image from Kherson Oblast:

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 21 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

It seems like a stretch to me that the site is named after the Ukrainian flag specifically. The symbolism of blue skies is much more universal than that.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I agree, I'm not convinced the Ukrainian flag has anything to do with it either unless Dorsey said something beyond this that I wasn't aware of.

It's the only thing that I could think of that @SkingradGuard@hexbear.net might have meant.

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 3 points 2 hours ago

This makes more sense. Thank you for clarifying

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 6 points 4 hours ago

Blue ~~Curtains~~ Sky Theory

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

iirc named after the RoC blue sky and sun flag, glorification of the KMT.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 5 points 3 hours ago

Let me know if you manage to find a source that confirms this, would be interesting to know