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an organization is centralized by definition, it's just a matter of scope, the arbitrary place where you draw the line depends on your politics.

• dragonwriter 7y ago
  > an organization is centralized by definition No, it's not. An organization can be distributed/decentralized as well as centralized. “Organization” does not specify the latter in opposition to the former.
  • falcongod082 7y ago
    *as well as centralized?...sure it can, which means that it's centralized. What it cannot be is completely independent.
    • dragonwriter 7y ago
      > *as well as centralized?...sure it can, which means that it's centralized. No, you aren't understanding. “organization” can label something that is centralized or something decentralized/distributed. Or it can be anywhere in between. “Organization” implies some structure, it doesn't imply that the structure is heirarchical/centralized, though. > What it cannot be is completely independent. Yes, whether centralized or distributed an organization can also be completely independent (or not, either way), which is a separate issue.