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Honestly, the real problem with the "decentralized web" isn't data storage or bandwidth, it's developers. Getting users to "pay" for storage and bandwidth is fa

Honestly, the real problem with the "decentralized web" isn't data storage or bandwidth, it's developers. Getting users to "pay" for storage and bandwidth is fairly simple, as they're already used to owning devices and paying for internet connectivity. The real problem is that developers who actually build the decentralized applications need to be paid somehow. How is that going to be organized? How does the money flow?

ZenoArrow 10y ago
> "The real problem is that developers who actually build the decentralized applications need to be paid somehow. How is that going to be organized? How does the money flow?" It's possible to have decentralised app store. Apps could be hosted by developers. Metadata that could also be hosted by a developer would then determine which app stores the app should be available on. Users searching for an app using the app store could then pick up on this metadata via crawling the decentralised web, as well as sharing lists of available apps with other users. As for payment, plenty of options there (including but not limited to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin).