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1. edgaras (edgaras@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 06:36:11 JST edgaras

   • Aral Balkan

   @aral hey, was wondering will you run your AT protocol server (PDS) at some point?

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 06:36:10 JST Aral Balkan

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     @edgaras Not this lifetime, no :)

   • edgaras (edgaras@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 17:17:16 JST edgaras

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral hehe, no time for that, or you don't like the AT spec in some way?:)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 17:17:16 JST Aral Balkan

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     @edgaras No time to waste legitimising venture-capital-funded crypto folks.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 22:01:03 JST Aral Balkan

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     @edgaras I see it differently. Technologies reflect the ideologies that craft them. Yes, and that includes HTTP. Surveillance capitalism wouldn’t exist were the default not client/server but peer to peer.

   • edgaras (edgaras@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 22:01:04 JST edgaras

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral I get your point, and I've been empathizing with many of your ideas over the years.

     I'm more interested in your opinion on the AT protocol itself and whether you see potential in its design, rather than focusing on who funds and runs Bluesky.

     Many other protocols (SMTP, HTTP, etc.) are used and capitalized on by VCs. A protocol is just a tool. Or do you see it differently?

   • edgaras (edgaras@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 22:50:25 JST edgaras

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral P2P as I see it, is like a DM/PM (private/direct message), e.g. Signal. While not currently supported to be end-to-end encrypted in AT, I believe that's the technical goal.

     But that's just one use case. Sometimes you want to broadcast public information (announcements, events, inquiries etc.) and reach as many people as possible to find the right audience. That's the good part of the internet - I can have a niche interest in my village and connect to dozens of people globally.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Nov-2024 22:50:25 JST Aral Balkan

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     @edgaras Peer to peer is just that: topological decentralisation. It doesn’t imply end to end encryption although by combining the two, yes, you get private, decentralised communication. Bluesky isn’t about any of that. It’s yet another get rich quick scheme from Silicon Valley.