Would it be helpful to add an (optional) logical clock mechanism to ActivityPub?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_clock
For example, to handle Delete before Create or Undo before the activity being undone?
evan
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2026-09-03 22:55:00 UTC
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