We all instinctively recognize the perils of centralization and large-scale defaults.
We're just beginning to get a sense of the perils of decentralization and small-scale defaults.
What lessons have you learned so far?
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I disagree with "we're just beginning..." We already know perils of non-hierarchical decentralization, it's why we have localized but not purely-sovereign republics. So many lessons.
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Only a small fraction of humans ever experience a foreign country. For practical purposes most of us live within highly centralized systems and have poor instincts around decentralization (e.g. crosschecking news from multiple sources as an instinctive habit)
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Certainly, but even within a small country or state there are examples. I'll def concede that *noticing* is likely rare.
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traditional sources of decentralization have kinda been digested by traditional narratives. New sources need active dealing with ambiguities.
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I think there's nuance here, and those working with "new sources" would go far looking through a lens at how the old evolved, or in some cases went extinct vs other structures.

