[alexvoda]

I fully agree with what you wrote but I just want to mention that, as you also imply, the ideas behind "the current decentralized trend ("web3", etc.)", really aren't new. They just build on older ideas with regards to decentralization.

There are many ideas that fit under decentralization: torrents, the fediverse, crypto, even the old idea of the semantic web (because it was about standardized formats for metadata and carrying that metadata with the data instead of having it siloed in a central entity).

All of the hype around web3 really is only about crypto, because web3 is a marketable term for speculators.

Currently I am very cautiously hopeful about what the hype surrounding Mastodon (caused by Twitters self-immolation) will lead to.