The true cost and code of parsing the integrality of (french speaking) bluesky ATPROTO in python

I was reading this news on ycombinator and was flabbergastered by the affirmation of people regarding the cost and complexity of parsing the integrality of bluesky. >I suspect that the cost of running AT proto servers/relays is prohibitive for smaller players compared to a Mastadon server selectively syndicating with a few peers, but I say this with only a vague understanding of the internals of…