So after being aware of the numerous softwares that aim for decentralization, or a more refined federation or distributed web, the big questions still stand up in the first spot:
How much of this wave of decentralized software has substantial hype? Is there a usable use case for the hundreds of millions that are 'aware' of the crimes and wrongdoings of the corporate operators, but are not technically literate enough to wrap their heads around using alternatives? What would you find to be the ideal hype-to-substance ratio? When will the casual end user be able to run decentralized software?
The announcement of Neocities' IPFS implementation of their website was over 3 years ago. The US states of Illinois and New Jersey are looking into the technology of decentralization and blockchain technology, and the proposed Spanish Catalan state is currently using IPFS to host some sort of files in order to bypass the censorship of the Spanish government. And according to patch notes, the latest version of Firefox will become more friendly to alternatives such as IPFS, DAT, and Secure Scuttlebutt/SSB.
What do you think of this wave proposing against centralized tech?
Fool. Decentralization goes against the will of Lord Google.
Carson Carter
The Internet government, also known as the W3C, will never allow it. Not if Lord Google has anything to say about it.
Chase Torres
can't wait for Google to die out soon :^) in seriousness though, i think Google would be a quick adopter of decentralized distribution technologies, as seen on how much they spend on bandwidth sending videos to users on YouTube, and the whole "net neutrality is repealed" fiasco, ruining their monopoly but i am no fortune teller, i could just be talking out of my ass
Sebastian Adams
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Landon Miller
Ever since Bitcoin got really big, "blockchain" has been a popular buzzword. Unfortunately, popularity will undoubtedly fuck up decentralization as a concept beyond repair once the kikes get their mitts on it.
Aaron Perez
See All these projects were over before they began.
Jaxon Edwards
I think the idea of decentralized software is a step in the right direction as far as giving people who care about avoiding corporate monopolization a choice in how they use the Internet, but it won't gain much of any mainstream appeal or use. People are too attached to centralized models, and will not compromise if they can't watch 4k videos of shitty vine compilations on demand without buffering or play their favorite competitive online trash games with little to no latency. Streaming services are especially important to casual users, and while there are quite a few decentralized streaming projects, I can't see them catching on when Netflix/Amazon/Twitch dominate the streaming landscape.
Tyler Torres
Plus they will be banned worldwide soon after Lord Google lobbies them!
Alexander Hill
they'll use this technology to shift the burden of hosting onto the users, while also tracking them, selling google gold passes, displaying ads and skewed results, selling their personal data, and mining googlecoin on their smartphones.
