Large systems want to centralize for the sake of efficiency. I was among the first wave of P2P hackers in the 2000s and we learned the hard way that decentralization leaves a LOT to be desired.
Not to mention that back then we a performance ratio of edge to node that was order of magnitude better than the one we have today. A laptop today and one from 2010 don't have that much difference in performance, a data center from 2010 and one from today are day and night.
And who will pay for it? With experience Xanadu seems like the only solution. The reason why it's in development hell is because the problem it's trying to solve is so hard.
And who will pay for it? With experience Xanadu seems like the only solution. The reason why it's in development hell is because the problem it's trying to solve is so hard.