The Fediverse owes its existence to a company that was no different from Bluesky. Like Bluesky, StatusNet was a company with software named after it (now GNU Social), and its goal was to federate microblogging. Their software used a protocol called OStatus. It was based on hodgepodge of other software and saw little adoption. Mastodon was one of the few exceptions and soon became the dominant federated platform. Meanwhile, StatusNet decided to start from scratch and created ActivityPub with Pump.io as their testing ground. When it was done, they handed it over to W3C. Bluesky has a similar roadmap. So while I get your concerns, give these people some slack. The developers of Bluesky had the rug pulled under them twice. First, Dorsey left when they added stricter user moderation, and then Elon took over Twitter, their primary source of funding. Naturally, Elon sees Bluesky as a threat and target now. The last thing these people need is the Fediverse, the one group who share similar visions, shunning them too. This isn't Threads.

From @tonytins on the history of the Fediverse, Mastodon, and ActivityPub, and how it has similarities to Bluesky's history.

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