Gregory's Server
@J12t the #Bluesky vision for the internet appears to most resemble a shopping mall. The architecture is (or rather, will be...if they deliver on their promises, which has not happened yet) open to anyone who can afford the rent and has the skills and acumen to run a metaphorical "retail business" in this mall. The people who participate will have the illusory freedom to pick and choose their services from the retailers (applications, content moderation services, data processing services etc) but the providers run the show.
The #Fediverse is trying to restore the community-centric nature of the early web. Fedi instances are more like community centres, local pubs, that house down the street where all the kids hang out and play street hockey and so on. Some local shops would be there too for sure, but the vision is more about community I think. With #Threads starting to federate and the established dominance of Gargron's servers it will be a constant challenge to maintain that vision but it's still there.
@msh I have not heard of a connection of Bluesky and the “retail business” as you call it. How do you see it differently from somebody setting up an instance here?