

So bluesky is as decentralized as mastodon, but you achieve that by running a relay instead of a server? Do I have that right?
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So bluesky is as decentralized as mastodon, but you achieve that by running a relay instead of a server? Do I have that right?
@irelephant
I’ll stick with the nerds.
@irelephant
Genuine question, then: why is hardly anybody hosting their own Bluesky server?
It’s not a matter of how many users, but whether those users have the option to switch servers. By the former standard, mastodon would be considered centralized simply because of mastodon.social.
@mean_bean279 @missphant
European third spaces often have street performers doing all kinds of crazy stuff, so no, it wouldn’t be rude to film your little review.