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# Decentralized

> Referenced by: [Commune](/garden/commune/index.md), [Fedi v2](/garden/fedi-v2/index.md), [Matrix](/garden/matrix/index.md), [Social Media](/garden/social-media/index.md)

> Tagged by: [ActivityPub](/garden/activitypub/index.md), [ATProto](/garden/atproto/index.md), [Federated Identity](/garden/federated-identity/index.md), [Fediverse](/garden/fediverse/index.md), [Nostr](/garden/nostr/index.md)

Something with no central source of authority

Common examples:
- RSS
- Email
- The [Fediverse](/garden/fediverse/index.md)

In practice, the "pick a server" problem causes email and the fediverse to trend towards a handful of large servers that still suffer from some of the issues of centralization

Advantages over centralization:
- Data ownership
- Increased privacy
- No rules to follow
- Can fully customize your experience
- No single entity can make the experience worse for everyone
- Anyone and everyone can try their hand at improving the ecosystem