1/ decentralising systems doesn't necessarily lead to decentralisation of power. An interesting piece. hackernoon.com/decentralizing… ht @benjohnbarnes
2/ "Decentralizing systems should be as heterogeneous as their users. Incorporating multiple forms of decentralization, and multiple forms of participation, can enable each to check and counteract creeping centralization."
3/ There should be less of "How can I decentralize everything?" and more "How can I make everything more accountable?"
4/ "Decentralization is not a one-way process." Decentralizing one aspect of a complex system can realign it toward complex outcomes. Tools meant to decentralize can introduce novel possibilities — even liberating ones. But ... risk enabling unaccountable concentrations of power"
5/ although this is a piece about online platforms, tech and decentralisation, it seems to me that the central thrust of the argument applies in other domains too, including #LocalGov vs central /ENDS
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