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Let's say you implement a Facebook-like social network (think something like Elgg). If you really need the benefits of decentralization, is waiting a few minut
by tenebrisalietum 7y ago
Let's say you implement a Facebook-like social network (think something like Elgg). If you really need the benefits of decentralization, is waiting a few minutes for your post, profile update, file upload, etc. to go through that big of a deal?
- GordonS 7y agoEven if you don't need it, people are going to want their posts to go out "now". Seconds of latency is tolerable, but your average person is not going to be happy waiting minutes.
- tenebrisalietum 7y agoSee, in the 90's when everyone was on dial-up, people really did wait minutes for stuff. I waited HOURS for a single MP3. You just have to sell it. Market it as "this decentralized network has delays to ensure dark and addictive patterns don't overrun the network - our network is more than just trying to see who has the most likes in the shortest amount of time."
- GordonS 7y agoThing is, I was there in the 90s, on crappy 14/28/56k dialup. I remember it, and it was shit.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoThe reason people tolerate Bitcoin is that it actually made some money for them.