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> any theoretical benefit that decentralization has (except ownership) can be emulated by a centralized architecture. One thing decentralised designs are much
by michaelt 3y ago
> any theoretical benefit that decentralization has (except ownership) can be emulated by a centralized architecture.
One thing decentralised designs are much better at is: turning a blind eye to stigmatised and illegal activities.
Such as pornography, piracy, reproductive rights, gun rights, criticism of the Chinese government, and so on.
- flir 3y agoI think that's a second order effect of ownership. You'll bring the same heat down on yourself (eventually) if you use a distributed protocol but rent your server from Amazon. Therefore I think it's ownership of the hardware that is the defence against censorship, not the protocol you use.