It’s a long road but the plan is to standardize AT. See https://docs.bsky.app/blog/taking-at-to-ietf for ongoing first steps.

>I’m somewhat concerned that the “file system” or the storage where all of our things are supposed to be stored is now suddenly in the cloud. We actually have a real file system … it backs itself up on iPhone even.

I don’t know how this is related to what my article talks about. The data we’re taking about is already public and in the cloud, it’s just locked into specific app’s databases.

The point isn’t about some single specific app, but about creating an ecosystem where the things you create (StackOverflow posts, Reddit discussions, Instagram follows, Letterboxd recipes) are not tied to the fate of that particular app and the whims of its creators. Then, if a service shuts down or turns to shit, developers can compete without solving the cold start problem. You just need to make a better app for same data, not convince everyone to recreate everything on your app.