Decentralization
The centralization of the internet and its economy, and attempts to undo it.
11 essays, 2016–2019.
Essays11
- Unlocking the human future of the internet
“EKA’s initiatives focus on energy efficient peer-to-peer networking, availability of co-creation tools, and the way humans interact with them. Our initiatives are structured as open-source…
- (tested) 5-Minute Hello World Blockchain with Ethereum on Mac or Ubuntu
It took me three years to get around with doing the hello world version of blockchain. Here is how to do it in 5 minutes without previous knowledge.
- WTF is adToken?! A Primer to Ad Network 2.0 Schemes
It’s the first of a kind, but not in an exciting or positive sense. Actually, it just marks the beginning of an era where ad networks (at least for a while) will be interesting and seem…
- Thoughts on Pseudo Decentralization
Can you name one thing that is actually decentralized? Is centralization in itself a negative force? Can organizations between people and things work without order? This commentary attempts…
- How to Buy Ethereum in 5 Minutes without Feeling Like an Idiot
com as that was the suggestion everyone seems to be following. Below I show how you can actually do it in 10 minutes. TL;DR If you’re new to cryptocurrencies, it might come as a surprise…
- Economic Centralization
Let’s make one point clear; Bitcoin has nothing to do with decentralization. Fundamentally Bitcoin is centralized by design and has done more damage to the perception of decentralization…
- Fundamental Centralization
Perhaps the most concerning part of internet-age centralization is the way various technologies such as social networks are transforming the way our brain functions, the way we perceive…
- Information Centralization
Just one search engine controlling nearly 95% of the world’s internet searches and most of the internet users never go beyond the top 3 results.
- Internet of Centralization
TL;DR “People have become a resource for the internet-era companies to harvest. Their time and cognitive energy is what is being harvested, which is the only thing people have in this life.
- Things I Learned Building the Skynet PART 2 — How to Eat Dust
We went to one of the most remote yet widely populated areas in the world to setup a very high altitude solar powered mesh network community internet in a town where temperatures range from…
- Things I Learned Building the Skynet
We went to one of the most remote yet widely populated areas in the world to setup a very high altitude solar powered mesh network community internet in a town where temperatures range from…