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    John Backus‏ @backus Aug 13

    The biggest gate keepers for adoption of decentralized tech is mainstream web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE). A @coincenter for lobbying browsers seems valuable. Adoption is a chicken and egg problem.

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      1. John Backus‏ @backus Aug 13

        Even something like a more general networking option would go a long way. @feross mentioned how this would help @WebTorrentApp communicate with the BitTorrent DHT in browser. I’m sure it could do way more too

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      2. Brian Kim (김준철)‏ @brianjckim Aug 13
        Replying to @backus @coincenter

        What’s your take on @blockstack?

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      3. John Backus‏ @backus Aug 13
        Replying to @brianjckim @coincenter @blockstack

        Well, I wrote a blog post called “Minimum Viable Decentralization” and AFAIK Blockstack seems like “Maximum Viable Decentralization”

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      4. Patrick Stanley‏ @PatrickWStanley Aug 14
        Replying to @backus @brianjckim and

        Idk we use encrypted private cloud storage for performance and the blockchain only for naming. We’re probably in the middle of the spectrum. “thoughtfully decentralized” 😉

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      5. John Backus‏ @backus Aug 14
        Replying to @PatrickWStanley @brianjckim and

        Alright, fair point. I don't know that much about blockstack and this is an example of why I usually don't like to comment on projects. Sorry about that, I'll take a closer look at some point

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      6. Patrick Stanley‏ @PatrickWStanley Aug 14
        Replying to @backus @brianjckim and

        Appreciate that. The whitepaper could be a coffee table book, it’s an enjoyable read. https://blockstack.org/whitepaper.pdf 

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      2. Sar Haribhakti‏ @sarthakgh Aug 13
        Replying to @backus @coincenter

        why not mobile app stores?

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      3. John Backus‏ @backus Aug 14
        Replying to @sarthakgh @coincenter

        Yeah, that's a big one too. The web browser support is just what specifically stood out to me throughout all of the DWeb conference

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      2. George Pickett‏ @thegeorgepi Aug 13
        Replying to @backus @coincenter

        In your mind, what features/tools could web browsers build in order to enable faster adoption?

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      3. John Backus‏ @backus Aug 14
        Replying to @thegeorgepi @coincenter

        Ability to do general networking could be a good starting point. Then people could write libraries to interact with the BitTorrent network, IPFS, etc. If it was specific implementations, DNS-like alternatives + IPFS or Dat

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      1. Matt Parlmer  🌐 🌷‏ @mattparlmer Aug 13
        Replying to @backus @coincenter

        Most parts of the modern brower are composable open source projects at this point, right? Probably a much lighter lift to build an ecosystem of alternatives these days than in years past.

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