Analysis: Bluesky's Decentralization Claims Face Practical Limitations

'it would look something like this: bluesky has gone evil. there's a new alternative called freesky that people are rushing to. I'm switching to freesky'

'That's the same argument people made about Twitter. 'If it goes bad, we'll just leave.' We know how that played out.'

'Bluesky is built on ATProto, an open protocol. The pitch is simple: your data is yours, your identity is yours, and if you don't like what Bluesky is doing, you can take everything and leave.'

'Bluesky promises decentralization, but nearly every user's data sits on Bluesky's servers, and every new ATProto app reinforces that centralization.'