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Re:Ask HN: Is “a decentralized alternative to X” the new “Ub... by mcjiggerlog on Friday April 20, 2018 @05:30AM (#16883399)
Most decentralised projects are inherently unmonetisable, meaning these aren't new companies but mostly open source community projects.

I think it's a pushback against the hyper-centralisation of the web over the past few years. This is people wanting to provide open, trustworthy alternatives to the walled garden approach. I personally am pretty excited about the opportunities of decentralisation and the distributed web.

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Re:Ask HN: Is “a decentralized alternative to X” the new “Ub... by pmlnr on Friday April 20, 2018 @05:41AM (#16883442)
> Most decentralised projects are inherently unmonetisable

Good. For example, the value of email, is not email itself - it's the communication it can provide. Maybe some things never meant to directly make money, but to add value in other ways. Imagine of Facebook was actually to connect people and to make communication and sharing simpler.

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