For one thing the “AppView” as I believe it’s called. When I looked at the whole system a month or two ago the documentation wasn’t great at giving a clear high-level overview and the details are hazy in my memory. It’s at least as hard to figure out as the constellation of protocols used in conjuction with ActivityPub. Among other potential problems the protocol layer that would allow it to be fully decentralized is just missing. If it was there, I think it might look something like ActivityPub added on top of what already exists.
Which parts of the protocol’s design are mostly centralized?
Design isn’t centralised but the implementation and tooling currently are
https://alice.bsky.sh/post/3laega7icmi2q
For one thing the “AppView” as I believe it’s called. When I looked at the whole system a month or two ago the documentation wasn’t great at giving a clear high-level overview and the details are hazy in my memory. It’s at least as hard to figure out as the constellation of protocols used in conjuction with ActivityPub. Among other potential problems the protocol layer that would allow it to be fully decentralized is just missing. If it was there, I think it might look something like ActivityPub added on top of what already exists.
From my browser history here’s one attempt to sum it up: https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/