Re:A decentralized web would give power back to the people o...
by keyle on Sunday October 09, 2016 @09:55AM
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I'm totally with you on number 2 - but don't those things require money? UX, design, consistent look, all require money. And honestly, the press is a lot more likely to talk about you if you have money invested and shiny offices. To get such things, you have to have a profoundly interesting argument to investors, which usually does not rhyme with "we want to free the people, privacy, etc". There are, of course, exceptions.
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Re:A decentralized web would give power back to the people o...
by kowdermeister on Sunday October 09, 2016 @10:42AM
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> but don't those things require money?
Congrats, you've found the reason why a 100% decentralized web is more like fairy tale. The reason why vast majority of people use services like Facebook, SnapChat or Uber is because they are so easy to use. Good UX is not free, service stability is not free and new features are also not free.
People don't care about the underlying technology. If one wants a decentralized web, they must demonstrate a 10x increase, not a tiny bit shitty alternative service.
Re:A decentralized web would give power back to the people o...
by ocdtrekkie on Sunday October 09, 2016 @10:37AM
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Of course, and I propose this cautiously, because you have to be careful who we're talking about, you could support/encourage startups which ARE profit-motivated businesses to use models which develop open, decentralized software.
GitLab and Sandstorm.io are both examples of startups, which make open sourcing their core 'product' a part of the plan.
Re:A decentralized web would give power back to the people o...
by johannes1234321 on Sunday October 09, 2016 @10:06AM
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Coding costs money to.
You have to motivate designers etc. in a similar way as you motivate coders to work on the project.