There are two theories-of-change emerging: displace vs. integrate They are by no means mutually exclusive, but much more effort has gone into spinning up brand new atproto apps with the goal to displace existing apps than has gone into embedding the protocol into every nook and cranny of the web.
patak
adding social features to our websites will accelerate atproto adoption faster than building pure atproto apps
Feb 10, 2026 at 5:19 AM
ATProto ideas
If AT Protocol becomes “a meaningful layer of the web” — even if it’s only tens of millions of users — then the winning ideas probably won’t only be futuristic...
The Internet Transition
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The End of Software
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curious to hear other #atproto devs’ thoughts on fragmentation in the ecosystem? is there a thing as too much choice? many users, but all across various apps implementing their own lexicons?
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newpublic.orgI don't disagree. The standalone experiences are not particularly "the thing". Atproto's glory emerges as competitive compatibility and inter-operation of apps arises more remix-y many-tools-together systems.
dame
hard pill to swallow for atproto developers/creators: 99% of potential users either do not care about, value, understand, or want to “own their own data” i see so many apps/projects lead with this “value prop”, but it’s not an important or meaningful consideration for most people
#ATProto is giving Major Evolutionary Transition vibes: "(1) a new form of cooperation with almost total interdependence among individuals ... that creates a new functional entity, and (2) a ... new form of communication to support this cooperation." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Major_Transitions_in…
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ATProto is a post-app protocol trapped in a world of apps. I can feel it all around the edges of the network.
some thoughts on atproto as a post-app paradigm
Ecosystem Plugins
notes.wesleyfinck.orgtwo things can be true 1. `transition:generic` is too broad of scope for most atproto apps and users should be aware 2. `transition:generic` is pretty much all we got as atproto devs while more granular oauth scopes are being developed and users are fear mongering too hard too early rn
e(Ag)le 🦅
Clearsky has updated to require authentication when viewing who blocks a user, and the permission scope it's asking for via bsky's oauth is...absolutely wild. Way, way, way too many permission grants there, folks.
I'm building on atproto because I think that a single social network has essentially no shot of dethroning the current tech monopolies. But an open ecosystem of interoperating apps is so infinitely more interesting than legacy social that it seems almost inevitable it will win
Ronen Tamari
Can everyone building on atproto please answer this question? 😇
Some thoughts on why ATProto is so exciting from the perspective of what it could unlock software dev wise.
ATProto: Engine of Software 2.0
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