 The most important metric for decentralized social media isn’t, “How many people use it?” What’s far more important is, “How many nodes connect through its protocol?” 24,587 nodes currently connect through ActivityPub. In contrast, Bluesky is the only node that currently uses AT protocol—it is not decentralized yet. 5 comments
Some people are like, “So what if Bluesky isn’t decentralized yet? It’s currently easier to use than Mastodon.” But that’s like saying “So what if this car’s engine won’t start? Its infotainment is a delight!”  We should talk about good metrics for the #fediverse. Number of … users? Connections/follows? Servers? Posts? Comments? Comments per post? Different apps? Different use cases! And I’m sure there are many interesting others. @J12t @atomicpoet I definitely believe that the Fediverse needs metrics; after all, metrics aren't the problem. It's how they're used. I believe in using personal analytics so that I can determine what to talk about on the web. Knowing what people click on helps. @J12t There are many metrics to gauge success, but I'd put node connectivity as the #1 concern. |
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I’m not against Bluesky.
But I don’t like Bluesky’s approach to focusing on mobile apps instead of building out actual decentralization.
It is actually scary that so many people are trumpeting this as The Next Big Thing™ when Bluesky operates on one node and is currently the sole key generator for identities.