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I think there are a lot of misconceptions on #Mastodon / #Fediverse about whether Bluesky is federated or not.
I used to hold misconceptions myself, but research and experience with #Bluesky / #ATprotocol / #Atmosphere has shown me the error of my ways.
It's a fact, Bluesky / ATprotocol / Atmosphere, IS federated. Bluesky is one node, a very big one presently, but still just like Mastodon.social isn't the whole Fediverse; Bluesky is NOT the whole of the ATprotocol/Atmosphere.
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In addition to the independent PDS, there are fully independent sites running on ATprotocol. Video, events, whole communities like Blacksky, and more.
The basic gist here is the spread of Bluesky misinformation does the Fediverse no favors, so maybe don't do it?
@Yehuda I don't think that's quite right. I don't think bluesky is federated but rather decentralized beyond federation.
Basically, Bluesky has the decentralization that fediverse likes to claim that it has, but it really doesn't.
Fediverse is centralized among instances. That's what it refers to as federation. Bluesky, on the other hand, decentralizes down to users.
I think it's worth getting the terminology right because Bluesky ends up fulfilling the mission of decentralization better than a lot of the people who try to criticize it appreciate it.
