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   dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 30-Mar-2026 22:54:44 JST dansup

   • A New Social

   I know some ActivityPub devs feel jealous of AtProto’s success.

   I’ve felt it too.

   But really, we shouldn’t.

   Every serious step toward decentralization is a win for the open social web.

   With tools like Bridgy from @anewsocial, we can stay connected across protocols and keep building a more open future together.

   If you really believe in empowering humanity, then this isn’t competition, it’s momentum.

   #SocialWeb #BuildBridges #ActivityPub #ATProto

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 30-Mar-2026 23:07:04 JST dansup

     in reply to

     • Cory Doctorow
     • william ⁂ maggos
     • A New Social

     @wjmaggos @anewsocial @pluralistic I used to think the same way, until I realized I needed to separate Bluesky the company, from ATProto, the protocol.

     Users can migrate away from BlueSky to other options, like BlackSky.

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     william ⁂ maggos (wjmaggos@liberal.city)'s status on Monday, 30-Mar-2026 23:07:05 JST william ⁂ maggos

     in reply to

     • Cory Doctorow
     • A New Social

     @dansup @anewsocial

     I think it's naive to think that the VCs aren't planning for monetization where despite how they squeeze their users for profit and credible exit is possible, most users feel stuck anyway. They want to be THE protocol everyone uses.

     I think the parallel is with Google. The BS app view vs Google search and email. Main portals. A world of open protocols and people could leave, but they mostly don't. And @pluralistic says they are one of the best examples of enshittification.