Yes, it's only part of a solution. It's a decentralized platform, and what you're asking for are truly decentralized applications. The platform can potentiall

Yes, it's only part of a solution. It's a decentralized platform, and what you're asking for are truly decentralized applications. The platform can potentially enable decentralized applications while letting you manage them in a centralized way. I'm just not sure about your economics argument though; convenience usually trumps any kind of economic reason for using a distributed system over a centralized one. This is particularly so with most internet services because the cost for most things always approaches free. I mean, we're reading HN on a website, and not through alt.hackernews, right?