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by falcongod082 2479 days ago
an organization is centralized by definition, it's just a matter of scope, the arbitrary place where you draw the line depends on your politics.
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> an organization is centralized by definition

No, it's not. An organization can be distributed/decentralized as well as centralized. “Organization” does not specify the latter in opposition to the former.

*as well as centralized?...sure it can, which means that it's centralized. What it cannot be is completely independent.
> *as well as centralized?...sure it can, which means that it's centralized.

No, you aren't understanding. “organization” can label something that is centralized or something decentralized/distributed. Or it can be anywhere in between. “Organization” implies some structure, it doesn't imply that the structure is heirarchical/centralized, though.

> What it cannot be is completely independent.

Yes, whether centralized or distributed an organization can also be completely independent (or not, either way), which is a separate issue.