Oh is Nostr the other one, why do these groups feel the need to try and ruin what other people enjoy?

https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds

There are also a couple of discord channels and even a server for PDS self-hosters

https://discord.atprotocol.dev

So it sounds like multiple things then

1. Run the PDS, many people who would not group themselves with technical folks do this. (data hosting, handles)

2. Use or create an alternative client app, depending on if you want to intermingle Bsky data

3. Relay, moderation, algorithms. If you want to divest completely from Bluesky, there is more to run. If you build your own lexicon, you have to do all the moderation and algorithms, among the many other things.

for clarity, Bluesky is an app and ATProtocol is an Open Social fabric they built along with it and what Bluesky is built on top of

In the long-term, ATProtocol will be separated from Bluesky the company and end up as a standards and in some shared governance structure

For anyone who wants to read up more on this, another of Paul's (non-math) Notes (also, not the same Paul :)

https://www.pfrazee.com/blog/lexicon-guidance