I have somehow not seen this post before. Thanks for posting it. I couldn't agree more. I particularly like differentiating between decentralization and federat

I have somehow not seen this post before. Thanks for posting it. I couldn't agree more. I particularly like differentiating between decentralization and federation. The key point here is that this is something almost nobody wants. I'm surprised the author didn't bring up what is probably the most successful large-scale federated system: the POTS telephone network. Spam calls, robocalls, caller ID spoofing, limited controls on blocking people, etc. There's a reason things like WhatsApp, FB Messenger and the like have grown so big. Many people now view the phone part of their smartphone as just a huge annoyance.