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by rapnie 1658 days ago
In "The Promise and Paradox of Decentralization" [0] I found this quote to be very appealing wrt decentralization:

> "[A]ny decentralized order requires a centralized substrate, and the more decentralized the approach is the more important it is that you can count on the underlying system."

This somewhat counterintuitive notion is often overlooked. In order to facilitate a healthy decentralization effort you need a heck of a collaborative movement to make it a reality and sustain the initiative.

[0] https://www.thediff.co/p/the-promise-and-paradox-of-decentra...