That is quite true, but we can still build centralisation without building hierarchy.
Bitcoin is an obvious example.
Protocols, not platforms, and laws, not men.
This also requires tradeoffs, of course - investment in consensus-building upfront, and difficult to modify quickly except in the case of a clear and present danger.
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But social interaction is harder to enforce than a Bitcoin protocol I would say. Since a single human being can not know all rights and obligations and best behavior all the time. Our mind can think very little at a single time.
Therefore whatever we do and build is inherently inperfect. Because we are. But we should definitly always try to improve 🫵✌️
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Yes true. We can build decentralized systems. But as with Bitcoin we can see that there is always tradeoff. The more decentralized the more recources are usually needed for a trade. And the more centralized, the more trust is needed.
I imagine, that Bitcoin and Nostr can make for good layer one platforms. And where needed, one can still build hubs on top. But at least freedom is at the base. Not a single company or a central state.
