Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

If we could simply trust the individuals we put in charge everything would be fine, but we can't so it isn't. The problems with the world don't stem from centralization directly. They are a result of the corrupting nature of power and tribalism. Zero-sum game theory reigns supreme. I win, you lose.

Decentralization

People throw around this word like it means something. Spreading out control will solve all the worlds problems. Is that true? What if everyone you are spreading out power to are just as bad as the original source?

It becomes obvious to me that targeted and focused heuristics to find trustworthy citizens is going to be far more effective than simply giving everyone a little piece of the pie. We can see this same concept play out with advertising.

Who is more likely to buy propane? A random person or a consumer with a history of purchasing propane and propane accessories?

Would you rather have one leader who has ascended the ranks of power without becoming corrupted, or 1000 random people that will never agree on anything? This is the cryptosphere's biggest problem:

Consensus

Getting communities to agree is the hardest thing in the world. This is why they fragment. This is why we centralize; to force people to do things they don't want to do because the boss is in charge. Centralization gets things done, that's why decentralization is so slow and stagnant.

I've talked about this before a few times. I think we are headed into the realm of decentralized crypto city-states ruled by philosopher kings.

This is the value of DPOS. It is the middle ground between what we have now and where we want to go. It is a way to forge a republic out of a decentralized space and put a few trustworthy people in charge. A few decades from now we will look at POW and POS and laugh about how flawed and weak they are (DPOS included).

Fearless leaders

Does Steem have what it takes to get where it needs to be? Is @ned a shining beacon of light that sets an example for everyone on the platform? Obviously, we have a long way to go, but I think we can get there. When we do, that victory will be all the sweeter, and if we fail another platform will pick up the torch.

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