Re:The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s*
by zaphar on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:26AM
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Yes, I edited my comment too be more clear and. I shouldn't have referred to it as fetch because it's actually push.
Re:The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of s*
by zaphar on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:44AM
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I should note that as a protocol I suspect that ATProto is less chatty which does translate to reduced costs. It adds features on top that some may or may not want which increase costs in other ways but only for the people who want to utilize those features. It's not exactly an Apples to Apples comparison.
I think the weirdness is with Bluesky all that cost is still there but it's now handled by a small group of massive megacorps which is a real tangible benefit to self-hosters but you could have that on top of AP by running your service off what would essentially be a massive global cache of AP content which is what the indexer is.