I mean, it definitely gives users more rights to free speech, and I'm not worried about privacy issues. However, the removal of content and the banning of accounts are things that are diminishing my passion for sharing my thoughts publicly(on reddit).

I just dont want this happened on here but I am seeing some...

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[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because it's polycentric. Each instance is a center. When an instance goes down, it takes all its users and data with it.

I know people around here aren't fond of cryptocurrency, but bitcoin is what I'd consider a truly decentralized system. Nothing is lost to the network when a bitcoin node goes down. As long as you have your private key, you can spend from any node, and you don't even need a node to receive.

I believe it's helpful to distinguish between the two types of systems.

[–] mitexleo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for explaining 😊

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for asking. :) Have a good one.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A federated network is inherently decentralized, because the network can continue to operate in a diminished state after a node goes dark. Your local government and electric grid are decentralized.

I think you're mixing up "Decentralized" with "Distributed." A distributed network operates at full capacity as long as at least one node has (the majority of) the network's content. git and torrent are distributed.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Well, as long as a distinction is made. I appreciate the information. I still feel that "decentralized" should be replaced with "polycentric," but I'll accept that "decentralized" is the standard term for a system with multiple centers.