active decentralisation vs passive decentralisation
July 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
active decentralisation vs passive decentralisation
love simplifying the onboarding for non-technical users and then orange website telling me I've singlehandedly destroyed decentralisation
February 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
love simplifying the onboarding for non-technical users and then orange website telling me I've singlehandedly destroyed decentralisation
Nothing says “decentralisation” like capitulating to government influence and collecting identification… 😅
July 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Nothing says “decentralisation” like capitulating to government influence and collecting identification… 😅
in front of you are two pills. one pill will make you debate decentralisation semantics minutiae and the other pill will let you do literally anything else
April 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
in front of you are two pills. one pill will make you debate decentralisation semantics minutiae and the other pill will let you do literally anything else
an overview of the current state of blogging on atproto, and how it gives insight on what decentralisation on atproto actually looks like in practice
Decentralisation and blogging on atproto
The space for blogging and long-form writing on atproto is rapidly developing, and it gives some interesting insight in what decentralisation on atproto looks like
connectedplaces.leaflet.pub
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
an overview of the current state of blogging on atproto, and how it gives insight on what decentralisation on atproto actually looks like in practice
The Internet is designed for decentralisation, but it makes decentralisation possible, not inevitable. If you want the democratic benefits of a decentralised digital society, you'll have to fight for them, because autocracy and economics are powerful centralising forces.
Tried to pull together a bunch of threads of things I've been talking/thinking about lately, about how decentralized tech & democracy go hand in hand, and are necessary for fighting fascism.
Take Back Our Digital Infrastructure To Save Democracy
Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you'll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they've built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to…
Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you'll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they've built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to…
August 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Internet is designed for decentralisation, but it makes decentralisation possible, not inevitable. If you want the democratic benefits of a decentralised digital society, you'll have to fight for them, because autocracy and economics are powerful centralising forces.
Bluesky is building a decentralised network. But how does decentralisation contribute to a better distribution of power?
I wrote about the difference between decentralisation as a technology and as a way to build better social structures.
Read at:
fediversereport.com/bluesky-dece...
I wrote about the difference between decentralisation as a technology and as a way to build better social structures.
Read at:
fediversereport.com/bluesky-dece...
Bluesky, decentralisation, and the distribution of power
Bluesky is building a decentralised social network. But how does decentralisation lead to a better distribution of power?
fediversereport.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Bluesky is building a decentralised network. But how does decentralisation contribute to a better distribution of power?
I wrote about the difference between decentralisation as a technology and as a way to build better social structures.
Read at:
fediversereport.com/bluesky-dece...
I wrote about the difference between decentralisation as a technology and as a way to build better social structures.
Read at:
fediversereport.com/bluesky-dece...
unironically decentralisation
March 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM
unironically decentralisation
hackernews and github users complaining about decentralisation is so funny to me
August 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
hackernews and github users complaining about decentralisation is so funny to me
"Data centres do not constitute sovereign AI capability. Countries may host facilities but dispersion of hardware does not equal decentralisation of power."
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September 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"Data centres do not constitute sovereign AI capability. Countries may host facilities but dispersion of hardware does not equal decentralisation of power."
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09.06.2026 - release 1 of 3
Sovereign social infrastructure, one layer at a time.
We’re now mirroring the did:plc directory - where identities live - on European infrastructure: plc.eurosky.network
Decentralisation means not depending on a single directory.
Sovereign social infrastructure, one layer at a time.
We’re now mirroring the did:plc directory - where identities live - on European infrastructure: plc.eurosky.network
Decentralisation means not depending on a single directory.
plc.eurosky.network
June 9, 2026 at 7:46 AM
09.06.2026 - release 1 of 3
Sovereign social infrastructure, one layer at a time.
We’re now mirroring the did:plc directory - where identities live - on European infrastructure: plc.eurosky.network
Decentralisation means not depending on a single directory.
Sovereign social infrastructure, one layer at a time.
We’re now mirroring the did:plc directory - where identities live - on European infrastructure: plc.eurosky.network
Decentralisation means not depending on a single directory.
Conversations around decentralisation and the open social web have gotten fairly unproductive, resulting in a letter calling for mutual respect
Im signing it, and with that, I have thoughts regarding discourse, decentralisation and why this space matters.
connectedplaces.online/on-discourse...
Im signing it, and with that, I have thoughts regarding discourse, decentralisation and why this space matters.
connectedplaces.online/on-discourse...
On discourse and decentralisation
Over the last year, as Bluesky got more popular, conversations about whether Bluesky and ATProto are really ‘decentralised’ have gotten more “popular” as well. These conversations ranged from high-qua...
connectedplaces.online
September 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Conversations around decentralisation and the open social web have gotten fairly unproductive, resulting in a letter calling for mutual respect
Im signing it, and with that, I have thoughts regarding discourse, decentralisation and why this space matters.
connectedplaces.online/on-discourse...
Im signing it, and with that, I have thoughts regarding discourse, decentralisation and why this space matters.
connectedplaces.online/on-discourse...
"true decentralisation" is a technical problem, but ultimately boils down to a huge marketing game.
both activitypub and atproto have their pros and cons. both struggle with decentralisation for a number of technological and cultural reasons.
both activitypub and atproto have their pros and cons. both struggle with decentralisation for a number of technological and cultural reasons.
September 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"true decentralisation" is a technical problem, but ultimately boils down to a huge marketing game.
both activitypub and atproto have their pros and cons. both struggle with decentralisation for a number of technological and cultural reasons.
both activitypub and atproto have their pros and cons. both struggle with decentralisation for a number of technological and cultural reasons.
I think this is one of the hardest aspects of decentralisation: the cultural shift in mindset that people need to make that they can take control. Decentralisation doesnt 'just happen', it's people taking deliberate actions to make it happen
the solution to atproto decentralization is to stop whining to bluesky pbc about how they need to decentralize and to instead start putting in the work of hosting alternative servers, owning your rotation keys, creating uis to make this easy for people, and host your own data
November 20, 2024 at 9:56 AM
I think this is one of the hardest aspects of decentralisation: the cultural shift in mindset that people need to make that they can take control. Decentralisation doesnt 'just happen', it's people taking deliberate actions to make it happen
oh you're into decentralisation? name every protocol
October 14, 2023 at 9:04 PM
oh you're into decentralisation? name every protocol
Decentralisation, baby!
So let me get this today’s drama right:
* Jay followed noted transphobe Jonathan Chait
* Blacksky user Link pointed that out that’s fucked up after the past week
* Link was banned on Blueskys appview presumably by Jay
* But Link is also hidden from Blacksky b/c it still uses said appview
* Jay followed noted transphobe Jonathan Chait
* Blacksky user Link pointed that out that’s fucked up after the past week
* Link was banned on Blueskys appview presumably by Jay
* But Link is also hidden from Blacksky b/c it still uses said appview
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Decentralisation, baby!
this is a great documentation article, i could also understand it pretty well as a non-engineer
it also showcases how our language around decentralisation and federation needs to be expanded; atproto clearly does decentralisation, just in quite a different way than the activitypub model assumes
it also showcases how our language around decentralisation and federation needs to be expanded; atproto clearly does decentralisation, just in quite a different way than the activitypub model assumes
Major kudos to whoever wrote this doc! 💖
atproto.com/articles/atp...
I found it very easy to follow along with the essentials even though I’m not an engineer.
10/10 accessibility score!
atproto.com/articles/atp...
I found it very easy to follow along with the essentials even though I’m not an engineer.
10/10 accessibility score!
ATProto for distributed systems engineers - AT Protocol
AT Protocol is the tech developed at Bluesky for open social networking. In this article we're going to explore AT Proto from the perspective of distributed backend engineering.
atproto.com
September 8, 2024 at 11:24 AM
this is a great documentation article, i could also understand it pretty well as a non-engineer
it also showcases how our language around decentralisation and federation needs to be expanded; atproto clearly does decentralisation, just in quite a different way than the activitypub model assumes
it also showcases how our language around decentralisation and federation needs to be expanded; atproto clearly does decentralisation, just in quite a different way than the activitypub model assumes
The outages will continue until decentralisation improves
they should do this on a regular basis to encourage self hosting
April 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The outages will continue until decentralisation improves
Aurore Bergé pressentie comme porte-parole, Woerth a la décentralisation, Lescure aux finances, Moutchou serait aussi de la partie. C’est un remaniement encore plus à droite que le dernier gouvernement, quelle surprise!
October 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Aurore Bergé pressentie comme porte-parole, Woerth a la décentralisation, Lescure aux finances, Moutchou serait aussi de la partie. C’est un remaniement encore plus à droite que le dernier gouvernement, quelle surprise!