The Future Is Decentralized
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The Future Is Decentralized
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Re: The Future Is Decentralized
#2Can't anyone still share information using the normal internet? You don't need the blockchain in order to set up a website and start sharing information.
Few choose to do this because it is more work than using a centralized system. Using Facebook or twitter is much easier to use.
What does the blockchain really change? So far, it doesn't seem to be any easier than sharing information the traditional way.
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#3I think one of the more killer features brought to the table is using walletconnect to log into dapps. I can navigate to an app ‘log in’ using my own wallet and it allows me to purchase items without needing to create an account.
This is a breath of fresh air compared to modern ecommerce sites that ‘require’ you to send over a truckload of personal information, create a login, verify your email etc just so you can purchase a single item of clothing.
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#4> The Future is Decentralized
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#5I think one of the more killer features brought to the table is using walletconnect to log into dapps. I can navigate to an app ‘log in’ using my own wallet and it allows me to purchase items without needing to create an account. This is a breath of fresh air compared to modern ecommerce sites that ‘require’ you to send over a truckload of personal information, create a login, verify your email etc just so you can pu…
Most ecommerce sites let you purchase as guest, not requiring personal information except your credit card data.
Re: The Future Is Decentralized
#6I think one of the more killer features brought to the table is using walletconnect to log into dapps. I can navigate to an app ‘log in’ using my own wallet and it allows me to purchase items without needing to create an account. This is a breath of fresh air compared to modern ecommerce sites that ‘require’ you to send over a truckload of personal information, create a login, verify your email etc just so you can pu…
Most ecommerce sites let you purchase as guest, not requiring personal information except your credit card data.
Which includes your full name and address, right? I’m sure at that point it’s pretty trivial to link it to the data hoard dedicated trackers have on you.
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#7The future is not decentralised because it's far too complicated.
Here's an alternative, more practical option to centralisation: let's call it the 'WordPress' model. Here's how it might work:
Hosting companies have a standard installation API for server web apps. This lets developers create server web apps that can be installed on any hosting provider that supports that installation API. A simple one-click process.
Businesses and indivduals can shop around to find a suitable hosting plan that will run the app. Like WordPress, there will be cheap-and-cheerful hosting plans at one end of the scale and at the other end are managed services with SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and premium support.
The open, standard installation API enables data to be transferred from one hosting provider to another allowing easy data transfer from one hosting provider to another. (Or at least an easy way to download your data).
The "WordPress" model is not a "pure" decentralised model but it's far more practical. It is also highly unlikely to happen because installation of server apps is currently impossible to do in an easy and simple way, particularly for non-technical users. But imagine if it was possible and the countless opportunities it would unlock for developers. It would also mean management of servers is offloaded to hosting companies while developers can simply concentrate on building their apps.
(Docker, Cloudron, Sandstorm, command-line installations etc are neither easy or simple for non-technical users no matter how much developers may insist otherwise.)
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#8> Decentralizing the web through new technologies like blockchain and decentralized protocols can ensure that the web remains community-focused and user-oriented,
Let's be realistic. A safe-place for anonymous money transactions is never ever going to be community-focused. It may start out community-focused but we all know it is going to end up like 4chan.
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#9No it is not and it never will be. There is no business model for it. The business models are in centralization and those central points have the money to make an unbeatable user experience. Decentralized solutions can not compete and will thus never gain traction.
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#10> Decentralizing the web through new technologies like blockchain and decentralized protocols can ensure that the web remains community-focused and user-oriented, Let's be realistic. A safe-place for anonymous money transactions is never ever going to be community-focused. It may start out community-focused but we all know it is going to end up like 4chan.
I think you should elaborate more on that, because your argument is really suffering currently.