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		ClumsyPilot on July 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IETF Draft: Centralization, Decentralization, and ... > Centralization of various forms is natural and useful and shouldn't be viewed as some ideological enemy Emergence of monopolies, nepotism and corruption are also very natural and usefull, but not to me as a consumer for sure.

pphysch on July 11, 2022 [–]

Yes we should talk specifically about those issues rather than the ambiguous "centralization" bogeyman.

berkeleyjunk on July 11, 2022 | | [–]

Section 2.1 specifically talks about the concerns including creating a monoculture, inhibiting competition and limiting innovation.

ClumsyPilot on July 11, 2022 | | [–]

huh? centralisation and monopoly are basically synonymous

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