The existing decentralized software out there (except for maybe bitcoin which is actually quite simple and a couple others) are not sufficient for normal people because of the way they are presented. Diaspora failed horribly because it was hard to use on your own system. That and it was rather scrambled at launch. The code was horrible.
If there was a system that acts like current centralized systems out there it wouldn't be a matter of it being hard. The technology is becoming easier and easier.
If presented properly, there is no reason a decentralized system couldn't attract normal people.
Facebook and Google make it appear that what you are using is actually on your system. That you control the information. Yet, the so called "small" price of that is you have to give away personal information to them.
With a system that is completely decentralized and secure and keeps people's privacy while being so easy to use that my Mother can use it w/out problem, centralized systems would be in danger.
So yes, the current way of doing things is for geeks. That will change with projects like Tent. Centralized services will ultimately fail simply because of the violations to peoples privacy are starting to really piss people off. Normal people. Like me.
If I want to share my music playlist with my friends, I should be able to do it. I also don't like being censored and watched, which is exactly what these systems do. Don't believe me? Search it. And if you don't mind that type of thing for convenience, then I'm not sure you understand freedom.
And by the way, those "neckbeards" are the ones who are going to set things straight. A decentralized system doesn't necessarily have "servers". Everyone will be their own type of server.
If there was a system that acts like current centralized systems out there it wouldn't be a matter of it being hard. The technology is becoming easier and easier.
If presented properly, there is no reason a decentralized system couldn't attract normal people.
Facebook and Google make it appear that what you are using is actually on your system. That you control the information. Yet, the so called "small" price of that is you have to give away personal information to them.
With a system that is completely decentralized and secure and keeps people's privacy while being so easy to use that my Mother can use it w/out problem, centralized systems would be in danger.
So yes, the current way of doing things is for geeks. That will change with projects like Tent. Centralized services will ultimately fail simply because of the violations to peoples privacy are starting to really piss people off. Normal people. Like me.
If I want to share my music playlist with my friends, I should be able to do it. I also don't like being censored and watched, which is exactly what these systems do. Don't believe me? Search it. And if you don't mind that type of thing for convenience, then I'm not sure you understand freedom.
And by the way, those "neckbeards" are the ones who are going to set things straight. A decentralized system doesn't necessarily have "servers". Everyone will be their own type of server.