> This is an interesting take because AtProto feels both more accessible AND more decentralized to me (at least with my current mental model).
A good measure for decentralisation is: Can your community continue using the service if the rest of the world disappeared? Can you still federate with other communities that might still exist? What else needs to remain for the service to remain useful?
With mastodon, all of that is trivially answered. With AtProto, I'm either 100% reliant on bluesky, or I'd need to spend tenthousands of dollars a month minimum to self-host the relays and app view.
A good measure for decentralisation is: Can your community continue using the service if the rest of the world disappeared? Can you still federate with other communities that might still exist? What else needs to remain for the service to remain useful?
With mastodon, all of that is trivially answered. With AtProto, I'm either 100% reliant on bluesky, or I'd need to spend tenthousands of dollars a month minimum to self-host the relays and app view.