the difference is those apps aren’t open source so you can’t go explore how they work

This is correct. I was tired of Bluesky screenshots looking bland, no culture of fear needed

I agree with you. It’s a nice touch.

I also have no issue with the API, people here are definitely overreacting to it’s existence.

blacksky does now run the entire stack themselves

This is a line of thinking that just supposes we shouldn’t post things on the internet at all. Which, sure, is probably the right move if you’re that concerned about OPSEC, but just because ActivityPub has a flakier model doesn’t mean it isn’t being watched

Yep, here: https://atproto.com/guides/account-migration

There’s also tools that can help automate this: https://pdsmoover.com/

Not true, there are many independent relays (one went online today, in fact: https://bsky.app/profile/upcloud.com/post/3lzqkrrqap22n).

This also completely misunderstands the architecture. Things don't hinge on the relays at all and they don't act as routers.

Even if everyone is on bsky.social, that's still a huge improvement on the status quo. It's not like the web isn't decentralised just because lots of people are on AWS - you can move away at any moment, adversarially if necessary.

Looking forward to the future where an app just sort of silently backs up your PDS/keys on your device until the day you need it and everyone finds out they can log into whatever platform replaces the one that blew up like nothing happened.

It’s good at social-oriented apps - there’s obviously Bluesky, and many other smaller apps in the style of other platforms.

One of the most interesting projects is tangled.sh - a github-like using atproto for the social layer, which fits perfectly.

this is the only one really gunning for the “hub” part of github, very exciting stuff

also, it's nice that verifications are easily enumerable, unlike labels