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Guys... GUYS, listen. I am begging you all to think bigger! The Atmosphere may be a fun space to explore how familiar services and apps interact—but it's still just social media. The protocol enables us to change behaviors and solve *systemic* problems It's the thing that gets us TO the thing.

zeu@zeu.dev

this is why i love ya'll

Boris

@bmann.ca

11 Sept

I am thinking pretty big and agree with your thread here. Who do you think needs to hear this? How should it be explained? How can we help support you in what you’re doing with tracklist?

soundsgoodman

@emotionengine.rip

Aside from devs? I believe AT Proto is nearing the stage where we need a platform with impact capital and grant funding. If the community events do not bring us together, then they’re failing to serve people like me at the expense of attending. Messaging across the board must take the gloves off

11/9/26, 11:52 am0 reposts1 like

soundsgoodman

@emotionengine.rip

11 Sept

We won’t achieve anything by telling people that our version of the Web is safe and inclusive. Retreating to virtual spaces cannot be the only thing ATP offers. Nor should we continue deflecting demands with “you can build it yourself” —it’s condescending. We need messaging with teeth, awareness

Caesar

@caesar.dev

11 Sept

Noooo please keep vulture capital off the Atmosphere. They do not like open protocols. They will always embrace, extend, extinguish. (Basically Meta's move with Threads and the Fediverse.)

soundsgoodman

@emotionengine.rip

11 Sept

I mean it’s already here mate- bsky partnered with Bain But I’m not calling for VC, anyway. I’m calling for partners who will take a risk on atproto projects built to change peoples lives. In the case of music, this means something that allows artists to make more money than they do on platforms

soundsgoodman

@emotionengine.rip

11 Sept

Which means not chasing endless growth and exits, but unlocking value in markets where creators aren’t earning enough of what’s going around

Caesar

@caesar.dev

11 Sept

Ah, that makes more sense.

Boris

@bmann.ca

11 Sept

OK, I'm still not seeing how / what you're reacting to - I respect your PoV. Did you not like the announcement blog post? Or the placeholder conf website? Can you give me an example of messaging that would resonate for you?

soundsgoodman

@emotionengine.rip

11 Sept

I would be happy to organize this all into a more formal call to action. In fact, I’ve been writing a book about it already. But I can’t afford to volunteer those efforts without sponsorship—I’m hopeful that something like NewPublic will recognize my initiative. If there are others, let me know

Boris

@bmann.ca

11 Sept

As mentioned in the announce post, there is a co-operative being formed. It will likely have grant programs over time, and there will be a mix of paid and volunteer work to be done by members.

soundsgoodman

@emotionengine.rip

11 Sept

I’m reacting to an overall sentiment distilled into a meme that’s (nothing personal to who made it) got the whole thing backwards. And it’s reflective of AT/Atmosphere’s ability to like, take itself seriously. The protocol enables much more than making friends; I think that’s missing from comms

Boris

@bmann.ca

11 Sept

Welcome to decentralized ecosystems! There is no central theme or comms manager. I take this pretty intently (serious / playful are stances). One technique I use, is leading with joy. People are joining and building with us, because it's a fun crew. I think, absolutely, there's room for revolution

soundsgoodman

@emotionengine.rip

11 Sept

Come on man, thats BS and you know it—what's the point of reducing what Im saying to "revolution"? You invest a great deal of your time and effort in what, throwing pizza parties? I know that's not true. Let's not throw our hands up at friction and pretend like the stakes aren't higher than ever