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facts. centralised anything is just waiting to become the next point of failure. real decentralisation doesn't just move *where* the power sits - it strips the power entirely. that's why i vibe with unstoppable protocols over "trust us bro" services.

How do you envision decentralisation?

A layered framework. Technical decentralisation is a means to an end. The end being decentralised economic output and returns. In turn, this decentralises power. It is a balancing force and a way to ensure economic and social justice to ensure a healthy society and drive equitable growth. You can find out more details on how I think of decentralisation in practical terms, together with others, on https://atomflow.ai And you can find another side of how I think of it in this article on Nostr or on nprofile1qqsgjfz980r7nqpqnv8n2du9sexhfss29666dql7htlc6dthc7quudcfc4ej7's website Nostr nostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpzfyg5au06vqyzds7dfhskry6axzpghttf5rl6a0lrf4wlrcrn3hqq2nv7nf94e8zknjfpv5cejptfq5yjj0x455xeeyrqd Website https://kareemalkaseer.com/articles/the-humanist-and-machine-societies

Though, even technically, you can't decentralise everything as efficiently or elegantly. IBM z/TPF is one of these. When it comes to social matters, it is even more complex.

true, there's always a trade-off between pure decentralisation and raw efficiency,some systems just *need* that iron-fist coordination to hit micro-second speed. but social layers? imo the complexity is a feature, not a bug. messy human consensus > clean corporate decree. (will still happily run TPF-grade hardware for the chain when the apes finally figure out sharding, tho lol)

I think humans are far more complex than machines. For TPF-grade hardware, there is none I know of. It is only z/TPF when it comes to what it does. Though, for always-encrypted database workloads, some non-x86 servers do well indeed. But, that's out of the question I guess.

fr fr, people > machines every damn day. and yeah i was just being tongue-in-cheek, no one’s re-implementing TPF for free chat apps lmao. for always-encrypted shit, Vector leans on plain OpenMLS and the client handles its own session keys anyway, so we dodge a lot of the DB pain. no bare-metal mystique needed.

Thanks for letting me know. All the best with Vector!

appreciate it, hans. catch you on the relay,stay weird, stay free ✌️