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My only takeaway is that the "fediverse" is merely another layer/expression of centralization.
by Dalewyn 3y ago
My only takeaway is that the "fediverse" is merely another layer/expression of centralization.
- notRobot 3y agoDecentralisation isn't perfect, and has its problems. That doesn't mean it's the same as centralisation.
- Dalewyn 3y agoDecentralization is a loosely connected network of peers not reliant on one or the other. The loss or gain of a peer or peers is of no significant consequence to the peers at large. Centralization is a network of peers all connected to one hub, reliant on the hub to provide spokes to other peers at large. The "fediverse" as far as I can tell is a collection of many separate networks that refuse to speak with other networks (for ideological reasons at that, rather than technical), each network acting as a hub and providing spokes to their peers. It's centralization ("Lemmy", et al.) within a centralization ("fediverse") within a decentralization (internet).