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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Personally, I'm excited there's a decentralized option that's super popular. Yes, relatively very few run their own PDS, but if the main bsky instance becomes a problem for anyone, people can easily migrate.

It's not just data ownership either; The AT protocol supports community-built algorithms, relays, and app views.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I wouldn't say it's truly decentralised in its current state.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

The whole thing's just a scam to off-load data storage costs to super-users. It's sad that people are excited about it.