TradSo allowed real user name and real faces while keeping the database closed. DeSo reverses by keeping the database open but using psuedonymous names instead.
While the last couple of cycles have seen the dominance of General Purpose Blockchains like Eth, DeSo is starting the paradigm of application specific blockchains
While the integrated approach won in the first generation blockchains and the modular in the second, it's time to place bets on which approach will win the third.
Most decentralized social projects follow a modular approach using existing blockchains while DeSo is following an integrated approach by creating a new layer 1 blockchain