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Tim Bouma | 4 days ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +7 
 Beware.

Apparently decentralized identifier + centralized platform is now being touted as a dEcEntRaLiZeD pLaTfOrM.

The funny thing is that the decentralized identifier is not even decentralized.
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jb55 | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 decentralized is becoming a meaningless word
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Tim Bouma | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yep. Meaningless. I’ve been joking that my next car will be a decentralized car.
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Tim Bouma | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I like McLuhan’s characterization of centre-margin. When a margin becomes strong enough, it becomes its own center.
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Yael | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 where is that being touted
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Tim Bouma | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That other platform everyone is flocking to.