My technical know-how falls short by a long way and I'm having a little trouble figuring out whether I get what I want from the Fediverse. By my limited understanding AT Protocol allows for a 'nomadic' id/datastore (PDS) but with ActivityPub, the nearest we get to that is by having your own instance of an app of your choice and plugging it in/out of other peoples, but your data can only really live in *your instance of *that app??
#Fediverse #atproto #ActivityPub #Data #Identity #PotteringAbout
@gary From what i understand ( and Im no expert) the theory of #ap is good, the practicality of it in the real world is hightly centralised. #activitypub is not perfect but self hosting a server for you, your family and friends is relatively simple. If you ever feel the need to change friends/family - yournactivitypub server will be the least of your issues.
Id like to see a #activitypub server (amd other self hosted apps running on most home internet connections in my lifetime.
There are certainly issues. I wrote a long thought piece on social experience and travels in #ActivityPub space and with a call-for-reflection to anyone to ponder #fediverse's Future of #SocialNetworking..
The blog post (which is an hour-long read) also stipulates re-centralization risks, and how a #fedi-native protocol implementation of #GrassrootsStandards and #GrassrootsStandardization processes like the #FEP and #SocialCG can help mitigate the #centralization risks.
https://social.coop/@smallcircles/116379158584600016
PS. See also my call-to-participate as #CommonsCustodian in the #standardization of our networking protocols..
https://social.coop/@smallcircles/116402592862958767
Together we can 
#BoostFediForwards and #cocreate a better #future.
Gary
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