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Here's the issue that everything fights when talking about Centralization vs Decentralization. Centralization is far easier to manage. A single entity has the
by penagwin 8y ago
Here's the issue that everything fights when talking about Centralization vs Decentralization.
Centralization is far easier to manage. A single entity has the ability to control all routes and all the pieces of the network. The structure can become faster, mesh-networks are notoriously slow. By using a VPN + Argo cloudflare has control over how your data is routed, and can make sure it skips slow network segments, is peered well, etc.
Decentralization doesn't require trust if implemented correctly. This is it's biggest selling point IMO. If implemented correctly (which is hard to do) it can have better uptime, as we aren't relying on any single entity. But, with meshnetworks as an example, a specific route could be slower then the others, and there's often not much you can do about it. Decentralization if not implemented correctly is a nightmare on so many levels. There's nobody to appeal to if an issue occurs. If trust isn't implemented correctly (current state of ISPs) then we have multiple parties who can spy/modify your communications.