{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"nomadshiba⚡ wrote","author_name":"nomadshiba⚡ (npub1gk…sppqk)","author_url":"https://yabu.me/npub1gkp4cdh5rktehjqjnqc09awey4302dpadlka6mes4fu5spes7fhqfsppqk","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://yabu.me","html":"The distinction between theory and practical decentralization:\n\nmany people can call things \"decentralized\"\nbut decentralization also requires a system that makes decentralization easier.\n\nemail is \"decentralized\"  in theory, but its really not in practice:\n- you have to run a server, or rent a server.\n- you have to keep the server running.\n- you can't switch back and forth between servers/providers without changing your identity.\n-  you are stuck on your provider.\n\nso this means something decentralized should let you:\n- switch between instances without changing your identity.\n- should allow you to change providers.\n- should allow you to start self hosting anytime without any downsides or effort.\n- you shouldn't have to keep a server running 24/7, you should be able to go offline. so you shouldn't need a traditional server. you phone, your pc should be able to be the self hosted provider, that doesnt need 100% uptime.\n- it should be easy to participate in the network. \n\nso what is not decentralized in practice?\n- matrix\n- fediverse (mastadon)\n- email\n- ethereum\n\nwhat is decentralized?\n- nostr\n\nwhy?\nin nostr your relays are not namespaces for users. users have key pairs, so they can easily change between relays without changing their identity.\n\na relay is just server that lets you store and query nostr events. and many nostr clients designed to work with many relays, discover relays, and broadcast smartly, so you can use multiple relays at once, you can decide to self host your events at any point.\n\nif you are self hosting, you profile doesnt go down just because your self hosted relay went down. so you can run a relay on your phone using apps like Citrine, and using Orbot you can host it over tor onion addresses for free, from any network. (this can also be built-in in nostr apps in the future)\n\nYou can start using Nostr with Primal, and some default public relays. But then you can self-host or change your relay list anytime later. You can backup your events, or events mentioning you, and rebroadcast them if they go missing.\n\nAll without being have to start over.\n\nIf you have a Gmail, you can't switch to ProtonMail simply. Your address changes, your inbox changes, etc.\n\nYou can't switch Matrix instances as well.\n\nYou can't switch Fediverse providers without changing everything.\n\nYou can't simply start self hosting.\n\nOn nostr, you can. It's truly decentralized. "}