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Re: Re: Bluesky and Decentralization -- Dustycloud Brainstorms

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A few weeks ago I wrote How decentralized is Bluesky really?, a blogpost which received far more attention than I expected on the fediverse and Bluesky both. Thankfully, the blogpost was received well generally, including by Bluesky's team. Bryan Newbold, core Bluesky engineer, wrote a thoughtful response article: Reply on Bluesky and Decentralization, which I consider worth reading. I have meant to reply for a bit, but life has been busy. We launched a fundraising campaign over at Spritely and while I consider it important to shake out the topics in this blog series, that work has taken priority. So it is about a week and a half later than I would like, but here are my final thoughts (for my blog at least) on Bluesky and decentralization. For the most part, if you've read my previous piece, you'll remember that my assertion was that Bluesky was neither decentralized nor federated. In my opinion many of the points raised in Bryan's article solidify those arguments and concerns. But I s

Re: Re: Bluesky and Decentralization -- Dustycloud Brainstorms Re: Re: Bluesky and Decentralization By Christine Lemmer-Webber on Fri 13 December 2024 A few weeks ago I wrote How decentralized is Bluesky really? , a blogpost which received far more attention than I expected on the fediverse and Bluesky both. Thankfully, the blogpost was received well generally, including by Bluesky's team. Bryan Newbold, core Bluesky engineer, wrote a thoughtful response article: Reply on Bluesky and Decentralization , which I consider worth reading. I have meant to reply for a bit, but life has been busy. We

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