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The internet is not decentralised name one application or website which does not require a server in the middle between two clients. Edit: but I agree there ar
by ssss11 5y ago
The internet is not decentralised name one application or website which does not require a server in the middle between two clients.
Edit: but I agree there are already ways Web3 things can be done, and decentralization can be done without blockchain - the question I think is whether this impressive engineering is better than the existing ways
- captn3m0 5y agoBitTorrent? BGP? SMTP?
- ssss11 5y agoFor BitTorrent isn’t there a tracker server which establishes your connection to the swarm? BGP - as in for routers? I’m talking end user applications SMTP - needs a server I believe, in any case there may be a way to craft and send emails on the cli but end users aren’t using that
- captn3m0 5y agoDHT doesn't use trackers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainline_DHT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainline_DHT What's true for SMTP also holds for BTC etc. Most users are just handing custody to exchanges, so crypto isn't really decentralized either.
- easrng 5y agoBitTorrent.