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Matt Warren ⚡
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2024-03-17 08:27:51

Matt Warren ⚡ on Nostr: My ultimate dream is a decentralized internet with a decentralized web on top of it. ...

My ultimate dream is a decentralized internet with a decentralized web on top of it.

Decentralizing every application on the web wouldn't change the fact that a few ISPs and governments control the internet they live on.

Doing this globally is probably impossible with current tech, but I think we could start at community and state levels to slowly start hacking away.

I'm imagining mesh type networks that communicate between 'nodes', but still connect to legacy internet rails to fill the ever shrinking gap of connectivity.

I want the internet to exist with every human rather than between a few centralized parties.

The only practical way I can think to do this today is using devices most people have. Phones, routers, etc.

There are MANY technical issues that would need to be worked on by many experts in different areas.

Ultimately, I don't see how we can avoid it if we really want decentralization. Again, a decentralized web is cool, but it doesn't solve the problem of the internet. China and North Korea are excellent examples of this issue in the real world. We are probably all subject to this to some degree and don't know it.
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