earthcuddle on Nostr: What's decentralization anyway? What's the difference compared to a distributed ...
What's decentralization anyway? What's the difference compared to a distributed system?
Isnt decentralization of power just minimizing the degree of trust that is required between system parts? ie not so much about network topology (hub/spoke or p2p). Nostr is rather decentralized in that regard. Its like everyone having their own Facebook in their pocket since every nostr apps verifies accounts themselves (ie authenticity of content). Relays don't have much power. Just a piece of dumb infrastructure like a tcpip router.
Isnt decentralization of power just minimizing the degree of trust that is required between system parts? ie not so much about network topology (hub/spoke or p2p). Nostr is rather decentralized in that regard. Its like everyone having their own Facebook in their pocket since every nostr apps verifies accounts themselves (ie authenticity of content). Relays don't have much power. Just a piece of dumb infrastructure like a tcpip router.