39. Defining the problem is as hard, if not harder, as coming up with a solution. Decentralization technologies are a cool grab bag of solutions, but properly applying them still requires defining the right problems.
-
Show this thread
-
40. In centralized apps you trust the server, in decentralized ones you trust cryptography.
2 replies 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
41. This essay by
@pfrazee on the civic philosophy of computing networks is a good read: https://infocivics.com . It’s long so I’ll try to summarize some interesting points:1 reply 8 retweets 20 likesShow this thread -
42. Current web application structure is authoritarian, because the server has ultimate authority over the system. Users possess no authority of their own, since the server may override a user’s choice at any time.
1 reply 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
43. The fact that all power is concentrated in the server is not apparent until users become dissatisfied with UI changes, moderation policies, or algorithmic feeds, and discover they have no ability to change it.
2 replies 2 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
44. When users try to “vote with their feet” and use another service, that’s when this powerlessness becomes most apparent. They can’t take anything with them. Their data, identity, and connections are all lost.
1 reply 0 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Haha I'm trying to get to 100 for the
@vgr threadpalooza challenge, sorry if interesting bits get buried in there.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Darn I think I missed this in my index thread
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
no central index for decentralization thread?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
If you just start your own index and get @vgr to retweet it, that’s federation, right?
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
