Fascinating argument! If I may distill it, it sounds like Low-cost server software -> more power to server-based systems and companies -> more centralization

Fascinating argument! If I may distill it, it sounds like Low-cost server software -> more power to server-based systems and companies -> more centralization of data -> less privacy Expensive server software -> more power to standalone computing and individual users -> more decentralization of data -> more privacy On a related note, I wonder what would be the threshold at which the cost of servers and software would make social media and ad-tech companies economically unviable, and which would have prevented Facebook, Google, and others from becoming what they've become.