> we're funding an extensible piece of the next phase of the Internet — something decentralized Unless there exists the ability for people to have their own Ap

> we're funding an extensible piece of the next phase of the Internet — something decentralized Unless there exists the ability for people to have their own App.net servers written in their own languages, then this is not decentralized. The recent trends towards web-app silos for our data is relatively new in the history of the Internet. If you want something decentralized, you need multiple clients and servers. You need the ability to set it up on your own hardware. You need the ability to make a new implementation if you don't like the old one. You don't need a single company running everything.