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by Stealth- 4634 days ago
I think most people would prefer this, even regular people. The problem is that, at least right now, doing that yourself is an _awful_ lot of work. And it's definitely too much work for your average Joe.

I believe the majority of people would rather "own" their data because the idea of a company owning it makes them uncomfortable, however they don't care enough to learn to run their own and they aren't aware that alternatives are even possible.

To me, the key to a decentralized web is ease of use.

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Ease of use is definitely one factor which looks important, but also remember that there is an added cost of the device as well as a possible recurring cost as someone is doing some work to make your device available on the internet. This added cost might be a deterrent for people who are concerned about privacy but still not too concerned. I am just wondering if a mass adoption is at all possible ? I understand that there will be people who understand the system well enough to need such thing.