There Are No Instances in ATProto
7 hours ago
- #decentralization
- #social-media
- #atproto
- Atproto does not have instances; Mastodon's concept of instances does not apply.
- Atproto is compared to RSS and Google Reader: hosting and aggregation are separated.
- Mastodon instances bundle hosting and apps, leading to identity and federation issues.
- In atproto, users can swap hosting providers and use different apps independently.
- Decentralization in atproto involves alternative hosting and new apps, not instance count.