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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://aus.social/@static" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@static</a> <a href="https://toot.community/@Noisecolor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Noisecolor</a> TBH, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/npm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#npm</a> suffers the same problems and then some as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AUR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AUR</a> and has seen it's fair share of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abuse</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberVandalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyberVandalism</a> ranging from malicious commits to flat-out <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#malware</a> distribution, so it has the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> problem!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://pounced-on.me/@finalstaticfox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@finalstaticfox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dansup</a> Well, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ethereum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ethereum</a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shitcoin</a> and it's "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GasWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GasWars</a>" really make it not conducive to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/payment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#payment</a> applications.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g&t=18m17s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g&t=18m17s</a><ul><li>That being said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monero</a> doesn't have that issue and is also fully <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#private</a> as in noone can see the senders' balance, sender, amount sent, beneficiary and their balance without having full access to both wallets. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProofOfStake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProofOfStake</a> rather increased <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProofOfWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProofOfWork</a> just like ASIC-based mining did.</li></ul>Again, I don't deny the problems. I just think it's way less sussy than Western Union or god forbid Hawala...

Thomas Barrio<a href="https://mastodon.online/@sz_duras" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sz_duras</a> 3/6 The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#myth</a> of the modern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#market</a>, backed by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neoliberalism</a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#destruction</a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commons</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dardot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dardot</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laval</a>), is just the latest outcome of millennia of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/domination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#domination</a> through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/specialization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#specialization</a>, and successive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proletarianizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proletarianizations</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stiegler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stiegler</a>).

Thomas Barrio<a href="https://toot.community/@bakerjohnj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bakerjohnj</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Virilio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Virilio</a>, through its critique of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speed</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accident</a>, allows us to dive into the depths of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#time</a> where multi-millennial <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dominations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dominations</a> are masked, and to reflect on their possible <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disappearance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disappearance</a>, before the complete accident, the result of the policy of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/specialization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#specialization</a>, occurs.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bethepeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bethepeople</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcertOfWills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConcertOfWills</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a>

Thomas BarrioFrom Proto-Accumulation to Centralization: Technique, Power, and the Inversion of Accountability<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finley</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clastres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Clastres</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wittfogel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wittfogel</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mumford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mumford</a> shed light on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antiquity</a>: early societies resisted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a>, but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technicalMastery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technicalMastery</a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irrigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#irrigation</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#storage</a>) allowed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elites</a> to invert <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accountability</a>. The rise of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#State</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a> stems from this progressive centralization. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Power</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politicalPhilosophy</a> The concentration of power and…<a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/from-proto-accumulation-to-centralization-technique-power-and-the-inversion-of-accountability/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/from-proto-accumulation-to-centralization-technique-power-and-the-inversion-of-accountability/</a>

FreeSchool= Co-op+BeFriends 🔁Surveillance ➡️ Centralisation / Fascism ? ➡️ Less Democracy ?

Trending Stocks 📈China’s Catch-Up Over? - Ken Rogoff on Dwarkesh<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a>

Thomas BarrioClastres and the Enigma of Power: Rethinking Politics Beyond the StateWhat if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/domination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#domination</a> were not inevitable? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clastres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Clastres</a> shows that societies can live without a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#State</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hierarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hierarchy</a>. Faced with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnicalCentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechnicalCentralization</a> and bureaucracy, it is urgent to invent new forms of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>, from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commons</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RelationalEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RelationalEcology</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#social</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bureaucracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticalPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalPhilosophy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@philosophy@a.gup.pe</a> <a href="https://newsmast.community/@philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@philosophy@newsmast.community</a> What Clastres…<a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/clastres-and-the-enigma-of-power-rethinking-politics-beyond-the-state/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/clastres-and-the-enigma-of-power-rethinking-politics-beyond-the-state/</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"The consolidation of government records equals more government power that can be abused. Different government agencies necessarily collect information to provide essential services or collect taxes. The danger comes when the government begins pooling that data and using it for reasons unrelated to the purpose it was collected.Imagine, for instance, a scenario where a government employee could be denied health-related public services or support because of the information gathered about them by an agency that handles HR records. Or a person’s research topic according to federal grants being used to weigh whether or not that person should be allowed to renew a passport.Marginalized groups are most vulnerable to this kind of abuse, including to locate individuals for immigration enforcement using tax records. Government records could also be weaponized against people who receive food subsidies, apply for student loans, or take government jobs. Congress recognized these dangers 50 years ago when it passed the Privacy Act to put strict limits on the government’s use of large databases. At that time, trust in the government eroded after revelations about White House enemies’ lists, misuse of existing government personality profiles, and surveillance of opposition political groups."<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/dangers-consolidating-all-government-information" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/dangers-consolidating-all-government-information</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Centralization</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliceState</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Surveillance</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataProtection</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://darmstadt.social/@stormii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stormii</a> because you cannot <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHost</a> it!<ul><li>Using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blockchain</a> is just a form of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a>!</li></ul>

KalvinRussia: Centralized in PracticeOfficially a federation: Has "federal subjects" like republics and oblasts with their own constitutions.But... power is very centralized: The Kremlin (central government) heavily controls most political and economic decisions.Autonomy often symbolic: Regions have limited ability to go against central policies.Strongman politics: Central authority overrides local decisions if needed.Spirit of Federalism? Weak in practice. Centralized control dominates despite federal structure.<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RussianFederalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RussianFederalism</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/KremlinControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KremlinControl</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Centralization</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PutinPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PutinPolitics</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuthoritarianRule</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FederalFacade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalFacade</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PoliticalScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalScience</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ComparativePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComparativePolitics</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AutonomyMyth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AutonomyMyth</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PowerCentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerCentralization</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RussiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RussiaUkraineWar</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Geopolitics</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ConstitutionalFarce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConstitutionalFarce</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StateSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StateSovereignty</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OligarchRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OligarchRule</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Decentralization</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PoliticalHypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalHypocrisy</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongmanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StrongmanPolitics</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/RegimeTypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RegimeTypes</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/EurasianPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EurasianPolitics</a>

Paul Giulan<a href="https://youtu.be/6kPHnl-RsVI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/6kPHnl-RsVI</a><a href="https://federate.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dystopia</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corporate</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SurveillanceState</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SurveillanceCapitalism</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chaos</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/anarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anarchy</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fraud</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scam</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scams</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graphics</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataViz</a>

Asbjørn UlsbergCase in point.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/114377022074485833" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/114377022074485833</a><a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Decentralization</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Centralization</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ATProto</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/ATProtocol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://icosahedron.website/tags/Federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Federation</a>

Jérémie Zimmermann🎶💗🧀🫖5946O, Irony.... :((<a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@internetarchive</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accessibility</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Centralization</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/FuckOffGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FuckOffGoogle</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LoveTheArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveTheArchive</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/UblockOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UblockOrigin</a>

Xamanismo Coletivo<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TimWu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimWu</a>: "…more important than <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/thedeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thedeal</a> itself is the approach. It hints at a new era in economic policy for the United States that is centered on a paramount leader (Mr. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>) actively picking winners and losers. To be sure, the federal government, usually by way of Congress, has previously practiced <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/industrialpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#industrialpolicy</a>. But the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> of policy in the president would be something different: more like a command economy, which in the United States might be called <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/commandcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commandcapitalism</a>."<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/opinion/trump-economy-tiktok.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-U4.vrmF.tbkN05c9Jcl-&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/opinion/trump-economy-tiktok.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-U4.vrmF.tbkN05c9Jcl-&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a>

Alavi | علویToday I got into a heated debate about <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> with a good friend of mine which is an industrial engineer. As you can imagine, as an industrial engineer he was praising centralization and how it's better for the economy, and I as a software engineer was debating how everything should be moving to a sustainable degree of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decentralization</a>, and how the world is moving toward this as people are getting weary of injustice and monopoly.As successful examples of decentralization, I named some crypto currencies and their ecosystem, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastodon</a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/lemmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lemmy</a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matrix</a>, and explained to him how everything isn't about the economy and more money, that a more fair and sustainably decentralized world will lead to higher mean wealth and better lives.He understood my points and I think I convinced him on the benefits of decentralization which felt good.But "sustainable decentralization" is the keyword here. We should think quantumly on a spectrum between centralization and decentralization.

News & OpinionsStrangling DemocracyTrump is attempting to “bring everything crashing down” through deep budget cuts, the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#centralization</a> of federal decision-making. Trump fancied himself as a lollapalooza leader, a guide, a god, a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/redeemer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#redeemer</a> who never, ever loses battles. He stood, and will stand yet again, for government by nepotism: not procedural rules that ensure fair play, but personal channels—self-styled <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/machismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#machismo</a> against foes at home and abroad.<a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</a>

Paul Giulan<a href="https://federate.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActivityPub</a> & <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ATProto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ATProto</a><a href="https://thelibre.news/why-i-recommend-against-bluesky/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thelibre.news/why-i-recommend-against-bluesky/</a><a href="https://federate.social/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralized</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decentralization</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decentralized</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federation</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federated</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Bsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bsky</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pixelcode</a> <a href="https://fedi.feministwiki.org/users/taylan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@taylan</a> Your <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode/114232945195514403" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">nonchalant "So what?"</a> gets people publicly murdered by the state in many juristictions...<ul><li>Which is why there is no substitute to teaching proper <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechLiteracy</a> ffs!</li></ul>If things were so easy as in "JuSt UsE sIgNaL!" then <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> would be shut down.<ul><li>Or do you really think that in a world where multi-year long sting ops like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ANØM</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationIronside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OperationIronside</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OperationTr%C3%B8janShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OperationTrøjanShield</a> get greenlit that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> would risk dying of old age in jail for non-paying users?</li></ul>If you do think so then you should really get some professional help, cuz you seem rather lost...<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> doesn't even bother to have an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnionService</a>, much less to provide means to use their service without self-doxxing with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a>, which at best is pseudonymous and requires money to attain and maintain... </li></ul>It's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a> is an absolute nightmare and mist be deemed as criminally neglectful!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@pixelcode" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pixelcode</a> <a href="https://fedi.feministwiki.org/users/taylan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@taylan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralization</a>, espechally without means to hide it's traffic via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@torproject</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tor</a> makes it trivial to detect and track <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> users.<ul><li>Add to that the fact that Signal has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumbers</a> = <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PII</a> on them and the fact they are incorporated in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>, thus subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a> and it's not a matter if they snitch on users but how many thousands if not millions got subopena'd to this day.</li></ul>And with no self-custody of keys it's trivial to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room641A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Room641A</a> the users if the devs get "motivated" under threat of spending the rest of theor lives in jail.

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