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It seems like ATProto and Nostr have a similar architecture and similar centralization failure modes in the relay servers. The "you can run your own but in prac
by Spivak 1y ago
It seems like ATProto and Nostr have a similar architecture and similar centralization failure modes in the relay servers. The "you can run your own but in practice nobody does" problem.
- irusensei 1y agoAccording to https://nostr.watch https://nostr.watch there is a considerable number of operational relays. From what I understand from BlueSky is that personal PDS can host accounts and content but the network depends on big hubs like the main bluesky instance. It almost feels more like a convenient cost cutting strategy from the company behind BlueSky than actual decentralization. Correct me if I'm wrong. This sounds worse than Mastodon. As for Nostr is more of a one to many system where a user would sign a message and post it to a bunch of relays where it can be fetched all while said message itself contains hints where to find it.
- throwaway290 1y ago> According to https://nostr.watch https://nostr.watch there is a considerable number of operational relays. But on Nostr you can build a social app that uses only your relays and your relays can reject anything from everyone else