• @[email protected]
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    20 hours ago

    The internet is already decentralized. People just choose to use centralized services, either because their friends use the same services (network effect), or it’s what they’re familiar with.

    • @[email protected]
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      13 hours ago

      There are also some economic constraints that almost always make centralization cheaper. Resiliency almost always requires redundancy, and that costs more.

    • metaStatic
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      1519 hours ago

      convenience

      turns out a vast majority of people disliked surfing the web

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        1217 hours ago

        Or they never property learned to use computing devices. Those companies exploited the lack of knowledge from people and made them dependent on their services.

        • metaStatic
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          1117 hours ago

          Basic problem solving isn’t part of computing for most people because it’s been engineered out

          if a 5 year old can use a phone it’s not because the 5 year old is smart it’s because the designer of the phone was.