• fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, it’s Federated with loads of cool places that are real, but you don’t know them, they go to a different school.

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        Tbf a lot of the arguments against their federation capabilities here is that they make it hard to access, which is a much smarter decision from a user experience perspective. Majority of the general public has absolutely zero idea wtf federation and instances means and that’s okay, they just need a quick way to sign up and get using the platform.

        Considering you can host your own PDS and Relay I would consider that close enough to federation that it should be included in fediverse discussions and shouldn’t splinter.

        The big architectural difference is instead of AP federation with each instance it’s just one massive firehouse on the protocol (federation with all default) which absolutely has its benefits compared to ActivityPub.

        • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org
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          2 months ago

          The fact that there is still to this date no alternative Bluesky server that can be used to register seems to indicate that they put the entry cost to federation too high.

          If the federation is only theoretical and never happens in reality, it’s not really federated.