> A federated social network is a really difficult project and there's many good reasons you might want to start with a single node.
And yet, Nostr is growing just nicely, with a perfectly reasonable decentralized model.
I was a bit involved with Bluesky early discussions. It became clear from the get-go that they were not willing to give a chance to AP. They wanted to have something they can control, top-down. Even if that means reinventing all the different wheels they are doing.
Not the point. The point is that if Bluesky really has a goal of building a decentralized solution and had seen a fundamental problem with AP, they could work on their alternative while showing how their alternative can scale better. If it they are criticizing AP but their software is as centralized as Twitter, then they are just larping.
And yet, Nostr is growing just nicely, with a perfectly reasonable decentralized model.
I was a bit involved with Bluesky early discussions. It became clear from the get-go that they were not willing to give a chance to AP. They wanted to have something they can control, top-down. Even if that means reinventing all the different wheels they are doing.