ATProto is an interesting new ecosystem.

· Bits and Bobs 1/26/26
  • ATProto is an interesting new ecosystem.
    • Dan Abramov has pointed out ATProto public apps do allow that kind of remixing.
    • But only on public data!
    • Also, ATProto requires there to be a Relay running that picks up the data you care about.
    • But why would anyone other than BlueSky and a handful of others bother running a Relay?
      • Running a Relay costs real money, and "for the good of the community" is hard to motivate more than a few idealists on.
    • AI has a marginal cost, which means there will already need to be infrastructure, perhaps we could use that.

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