🧵 I've been wracking my brain around ATProto onboarding. Why do all ATProto apps make you create a new account before you can do anything interesting? Why don't we let people start with an email address or phone #? Then claim your identity if/when the need actually arises.

Me, writing an off-protocol proof-of-concept that requires a login: "should I make everyone get an atmosphere account?"

i wonder what happens if a wsocial user logs into another atmosphere account? is that even possible?

why do all the atmosphere apps continually make me log back in like every day? its really annoying. I don't get this in any other ecosystem

🧵 I've been wracking my brain around ATProto onboarding. Why do all ATProto apps make you create a new account before you can do anything interesting? Why don't we let people start with an email address or phone #? Then claim your identity if/when the need actually arises.

Atmosphere Account is now an Atmosphere App. What started as an account provider page is becoming an App Store-style registry for the Atmosphere: project profiles, discovery, screenshots, reviews, updates, and protocol-native records. Check out the explore page: atmosphereaccount.com/explore

Are you a designer wanting a friendly #AtmosphericUX to onboard new users to your service? Check out what @keithlaugh.love crafted for @pollen.place: login = atmosphere account what's that = dropdown w/examples sign up = we'll make you one