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Re:The promise and paradox of decentralization by forgotmypw17 on Friday November 05, 2021 @01:50PM (#29122541)
The major difference between decentralized pyramids and centralized ones is the size.

The bigger the size of a network, the more attractive it is to abusers, while at the same time being more difficult to manage.

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Re:The promise and paradox of decentralization by evancoop on Friday November 05, 2021 @04:23PM (#29124344)
That would suggest an oscillation - network effects to inflate network sizes, abuse, mismanagement, frustration, disruption, creation of a new paradigm. Lather, refactor, repeat?
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Re:The promise and paradox of decentralization by forgotmypw17 on Friday November 05, 2021 @10:10PM (#29126914)
I don't think it is always the case. There are many networks which remain small and do not over-grow, but you are less likely to know about them.

Typically, they are constrained by some limitation like being for an offline group or requiring a vouching process to join.

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