People are still thinking of it as a platform they need to sign up on.
Its much more a network of independent platforms and the initial friction is that independent institutions should run their own instance (most already have their own website, its not much different)
From that point the user does have an easy signup. The server is the institution they are part off and it wont disappear unless they themselves pull the plug.
If everyone is just going to join a few popular stable instances we centralize back into the current internet where a few players dominate digital space and everyone including government has to rely on those entities.
I think you nailed it. Communicating this concept is the biggest friction point. Barring edge cases, if someone tells you they’re on Bluesky you know exactly where to find them.
We understand the perhaps inevitable downside to that but most people don’t have the time or will to think of it.
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I believe the issue is purely perspective.
People are still thinking of it as a platform they need to sign up on.
Its much more a network of independent platforms and the initial friction is that independent institutions should run their own instance (most already have their own website, its not much different)
From that point the user does have an easy signup. The server is the institution they are part off and it wont disappear unless they themselves pull the plug.
If everyone is just going to join a few popular stable instances we centralize back into the current internet where a few players dominate digital space and everyone including government has to rely on those entities.
I think you nailed it. Communicating this concept is the biggest friction point. Barring edge cases, if someone tells you they’re on Bluesky you know exactly where to find them.
We understand the perhaps inevitable downside to that but most people don’t have the time or will to think of it.