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Decentralized Social Media: The Future of the Online Tech Community or a Reactive Fad?

Modern Web

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Navigating Decentralized Social Media

This chapter explores the challenges and potential of Blue Sky, a decentralized social media platform aimed at user control and moderation through the AT Proto protocol. The speakers express skepticism about the usability for casual users and compare the complexities of decentralized platforms like Blue Sky and Mastodon to their centralized counterparts. They also discuss the importance of community engagement and mentorship in the evolving landscape of social media and software engineering.

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