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The trend I see is that an enormous amount of effort is made to make "centralisation" easy, while a relatively minute effort goes toward making "decentralisatio
by 3xblah 7y ago
The trend I see is that an enormous amount of effort is made to make "centralisation" easy, while a relatively minute effort goes toward making "decentralisation" easy. Another name for decentralisaton in this context (computers and the internet) is "DIY".
Perhaps we could agree that centralisation in this context is inherently easier than decentralisation to begin with. If true, then what I see is enormous effort to make it even easier. "Frictionless".
Recent history has shown that centralisation in this context is a proven path toward making money, directly or indirectly, at users' expense. As such, decentralisation (DIY) is the path toward helping users save money or avoiding sacraficing other things of value (privacy, control, etc.).
Perhaps time spent on making DIY easier is worth the investment.