Bluesky CTO (and my ultimate boss) wrote a sharp piece about practical decentralization that I think does a good job of summing up the atproto ethos. It’s been encouraging to see some similar moves from Activity Pub of late — relays, DIDs — I hope we’ll both keep moving in this direction.

https://www.pfrazee.com/blog/practical-decentralization

Practical Decentralization

The point of decentralization is to guarantee the rights of individuals and communities on the Internet. Pulling that off is a balancing act between practicality and ideology.

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