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RE: Opinion: Steemit is not a Platform for Advertising Other Content
Why do you call the internet CENTRALIZED?
It's not.
There are multiple Domain Name Servers
You can set up and use your own IRC
You can tunnel via ad hoc wifi networks
The internet is about as decentralized as you can get.
Don't forget peer-to-peer
torrent
ftp
Thanks for the question!
Centralized / decentralized is the vernacular used in the cryptocurrency space, not my invention.
What I get from the context of the word’s usage is that it is referring to ‘ownership’. Domain names are owned and administrated by ICANN, your ftp is on a server owned by another company, etc. With blockchain, ‘ownership’ is decentralized, i.e. we all own the blockchain we participate in.
Again, thanks for challenging me!