It’s a running joke based on a now thankfully forgotten poster who coined the term to describe those of us who’ve been here since the earlier invite era. To be clear, “bluesky elder” is deliberately self-deprecating and derogatory. The joke is it’s not a good thing (she thought it was tho)

"bluesky elder" is a meme from when some of the oldheads who signed up for bluesky in like january saw the influx of new users and tried to make a power play for manners and rules and what you can and can't do. Bee was in this and she called herself a "bluesky elder" which everyone promptly laughed

The original Bluesky Elder, Bee, who tried to lead an Exodus to Nostr.

It's funny that Bee invented the term Bluesky Elder and she's not here to see it become an official designation.

v1.111 is live today! We've upgraded our Age Assurance system to comply with upcoming laws in Australia and other regions, and to restore access to people over 18 in Mississippi. Plus, we fixed some bugs and laid the groundwork for improved "who to follow" suggestions in the near future.

Bee was actually the original Bluesky Elder. I think she’s the trope namer.

Don't forget she coined the term "Bluesky Elder" !

i thought it was bee who coined bluesky elder

MOST IMPORTANTLY coined the phrase "bluesky elder", which i am still blocked by her for riffing on lol anyway, predatory skeeviness of the site back then makes a lot more sense when viewed in the lens of an online version of this vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/brotopia-silicon…

when he’s a bluesky elder with 1000+ blocks under his belt

I’ve evolved into my Bluesky elder form

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