> How do we start the movement back toward decentralized software daily life? The difference between now and “back then” is that service providers were not opt

> How do we start the movement back toward decentralized software daily life? The difference between now and “back then” is that service providers were not optimizing for eyeballs or subscribers or clicks. Chat software was created to actually create communication between people. Subscription software didn’t exist and was balked-at. So, to answer the question - to swing the pendulum back we need to start building software for its utility again, on open, non-subscription platforms.