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How does that person think ATProto would prevent monopolization? ATProto is effectively controlled by a singular corporate entity. It already is a monopolized protocol.
Bluesky says they created ATProto because account portability is a problem on ActivityPub - which it 100% is. But account porting is something that's still being worked on for ActivityPub. If Bluesky actually cared about a decentralized platform, they would have contributed toward ActivityPub's development by helping to create the account porting tools. Instead, they created a new network that they own and control, and have gaslit their users into believing is "decentralized".
Just a mention that streams (prev hubzilla) already implemented nomadic identity which solves the problem of account portability
There's also other protocols already made, like the one used in Hubzilla which can hande account porting well
Some platforms have decentralized login wihich is fascinating as a software developer. Works with activityhub too. I think it was one of the gnu projects? I'm not in a good position to do a good search right now.
You and I know this, but the user who asked probably doesn't know any of that. They just know that BlueSky is the popular new thing, and it claims to be federated, so why not use the more popular thing?
The support response to that question hilariously dodges any mention of AT Proto and just cheers for ActivityPub.
"Mom, can we have Blooski?"
"We have Blooski at home."
[image of cupboard stocked with ActivityPub branded cereal]