@innocentzero@social.tchncs.de
2026-06-20 05:06 UTC
https://overreacted.io/there-are-no-instances-in-atproto/
While having an extremely snobbish and arrogant tone, I think it makes some good points about separating hosting from viewing, which I think the usual #fediverse sort of conflates. And while the doesn't doesn't cover it, #atproto also has the unique feature of your data being relatively portable, largely absent in #fediverse.
#fediverse #atproto #bluesky #mastodon #lemmy #activitypub
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@innocentzero@social.tchncs.de 2026-06-20 05:24
On the other hand, the post largely glosses over the actual cost of running it, which Rob addresses above. In fact, it entirely skips relays, which are so fundamental now, and in particular, that every #atproto app effectively needs to consume one. (If your atproto app doesn't consume from a relay, it HAS an embedded relay, and in that case, god help your app's compute consumption). #atproto #bluesky