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Re:Decentralized Blockchain-Based Electronic Marketplaces by subsubsub on Sunday January 14, 2018 @06:56PM (#16147351)
I think you make some good points, but I'm not sure about the following...

1) "We have a chance to cut out the rent-seeking middlemen"

In the case of Amazon, is there really rent seeking? They provide lots of benefits as the middleman - trust, support, consistency (YMMV).

2) "...centralized marketplaces which like to pick and choose who is welcome on their platforms."

Again, for me this is a feature, not a bug.

3) "...but what did those drivers/hosts get in exchange?"

Money.

"New token economics"

What are new token economics? And why are they any better than what preceded them?

The token sale doesn't reward participation, it rewards speculation

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Re:Decentralized Blockchain-Based Electronic Marketplaces by cgmg on Monday January 15, 2018 @02:12AM (#16149073)
>Again, for me this is a feature, not a bug.

And for some people, it isn't. The point of decentralisation is that you can opt-in to centralized systems if you want to. The converse is not true.

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