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Decentralized

80 words, ~0 minute read.

Referenced by: Commune, Fedi v2, Matrix, Social Media

Tagged by: ActivityPub, ATProto, Federated Identity, Fediverse, Nostr

Something with no central source of authority

Common examples:

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