Decentralization - Lemmy.World
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All things and everything about decentralization: news, announcements, proposals, and discussions about decentralized apps, protocols and communities. - decentralized web (dweb) - peer-to-peer (P2P) - file-sharing (e.g., BitTorrent, IPFS, and Gnutella) - self-hosting - federation (e.g., ActivityPub/Fediverse and Bluesky) - federated apps (e.g., Mastodon, Lemmy, and Pixelfed) - cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin and Ethereum) # Rules 1. Be polite and follow the rules of our instance lemmy.world [https://legal.lemmy.world/tos]. 2. “Follow a general principle of robustness: be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others.” 4. With respect to peer-to-peer and file-sharing technologies, refrain from posting illegal content (piracy) or links to it. 5. With respect to cryptocurrencies, refrain from 1. posting initial coin offerings (ICOs) and giveaways 2. posting referral and promo links/codes

!decentralization@lemmy.world

What

All things and everything about decentralization: news, announcements, proposals, and discussions about decentralized apps, protocols and communities.

  • decentralized web (dweb)
  • peer-to-peer (P2P)
  • file-sharing (e.g., BitTorrent, IPFS, and Gnutella)
  • self-hosting
  • federation (e.g., ActivityPub/Fediverse and Bluesky)
  • federated apps (e.g., Mastodon, Lemmy, and Pixelfed)
  • cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin and Ethereum)

Why

I’ve noticed that although a lot of people are interested in decentralization, there aren’t many forums where people can share news and discuss and develop projects together. Reddit used to have /r/Rad_Decentralization, /r/DarknetPlan and so on but the 2023 Reddit API controversy was the the final nail in their coffin.

  • cacheson@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    3 hours ago

    I’d been wondering if we had a community like this. Joined.

    You might want to consider limiting cryptocurrency-related posts in some way, so that the community doesn’t end up taken over by them in the future. The profit motive makes things weird there. Blockchains are a pretty inefficient, brute-force solution to decentralization too. I’m pro-Bitcoin, but I actively avoid any other project that involves a blockchain. I know there’s a lot of others that feel the same way.

    • boramalper@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      I feel very similar with regard to blockchains, however I didn’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I think (or rather hope) that there are some cryptocurrencies/blockchains that are actually useful/interesting to discuss. Certainly agreeing with you though.

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    4 hours ago

    I love the idea, but does it have to be on Lemmy World? That’s not very decentralized :)

    If you’re looking for suggestions, I feel like dbzer0 might be a good fit.

    • boramalper@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Consider it at least federated? :)

      I’ve an account on dbzer0 too and often lurk there as well, however I wasn’t sure about its longevity given the amount of piracy-related activity going on there.