I can't stop thinking about the #socialweb decentralization trend, and how important it will become for people to control their identity online, and how that clashes with ActivityPub usernames.
What happens when all the usernames look like this?
@me@johndoe.com
@me@janedoe.com
@me@jilldoe.com
They'll all just look like @me 🙈
This is why I love the idea of the Bluesky / AT Protocol username system so much. With that you can have usernames like:
@johndoe.com
@janedoe.com
@jilldoe.com
Boost if you agree! 🚀
@calebhailey Yeah it highlights the hobby horse that I often express, that ActivityPub isn't so much decentralized as centralized around instances.
Or, more practically, I'm often struck by discussions ignoring user empowerment to focus on things like instance administration and developers imposing their personal preferences on users.
It's something I feel like highlighting a lot.
This platform is not focused on users, and I think that's an issue.
