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If Centralization is a system, Decentralization is man

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The system is a safety net, and the man is himself; whether good or bad. A fire is raging inside your apartment. The only way to avoid burning to death is jumping out the window. You jump, and waiting to break your fall is a large webbed net. This net is how decentralization is viewed. It is big, safe, and no matter where you fall in it, the rest of the web will compensate. That safety and security of it is assured and appealing. Wonder if when you leapt from the window of your burning home, there was only a thick cushion waiting for you below? It will surely save you, but only if you land on it. That condensed central object is a lot less attractive than the large net. Because, unlike with the safety net, the prospect of you smashing into the ground is very real. How these two examples are viewed is opposite to how they are perceived in the context of decentralization and centrality. Misperceptions are why the concept of decentralization has gained momentum lately. The i