Personally, I’m excited there’s a decentralized option that’s super popular. Yes, relatively very few run their own PDS, but if the main bsky instance becomes a problem for anyone, people can easily migrate.

It’s not just data ownership either; The AT protocol supports community-built algorithms, relays, and app views.

I’m running my own PDS on the AT Protocol 🤷‍♂️

Two words: Nomadic identity

I thought the “inalienability” history lesson (~9min in) was interesting: that it began under the idea that you are responsible for your own beliefs, and cannot blame the priests who gave them to you (“inalienability of conscience”).

The cellular-bananular phone changed my life. I still sing it to this day

Honestly, AI trained on successful governance and social satisfaction would be a better president than what we have now. Then again, so would my cat.

humor is subjective

Fucking hilarious