Decentralized 135 words, ~1 minute read. Planted
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Referenced by: Commune, Fedi v2, Matrix, Social Media
Tagged by: ATProto, ActivityPub, Federated Identity, Fediverse, Nostr
Something with no central source of authority
Common examples:
- RSS
- Email
- The Fediverse
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
Referenced by: Commune, Fedi v2, Matrix, Social Media
Tagged by: ATProto, ActivityPub, Federated Identity, Fediverse, Nostr
Something with no central source of authority
Common examples:
- RSS
- The Fediverse
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