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RE: Decentralization Discussion Emerging Again

in LeoFinance4 years ago

What is decentralized about hive? There is still the same circle jerk upvotes from whales, the few claiming the majority of the rewards which will lead to centralization again, and you have @hivewatcher and @hivewatchers who permanently ban accounts without holding trial. They are judge and jury. Then they expect you to crawl back on your hands and knees begging forgiveness. Decentralized my a$$

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No one is entitled to receive the inflation controlled by another account, including whales. What makes Hive decentralized is the fact that every stake holder controls a piece of inflation and no one on the network can create inflation without following the very strict rules in place.

Decentralization is a spectrum. Everything is decentralized. Even central banking is decentralized. There are plenty of fiat currencies in the world. That is decentralization.

Oligarchies are more decentralized than Monarchies. Republics are more decentralized than Oligarchies. Direct democracies are more decentralized than republics. Yet they are all centralized at the same time because there is no such thing as pure decentralization. In fact, when something is 100% decentralized you don't even call it decentralized. The word you're looking for is distributed.

Getting tired of the same old shit being said over and over again. Nothing you've brought up brings any insight or clarity to the situation. Your opinion is not unique or insightful or productive. Get over yourself.

Plus, you're just flat out wrong:

There is still the same circle jerk upvotes from whales, the few claiming the majority of the rewards which will lead to centralization.

Really? Is that so? How will they recentralize the chain when they control the same percentage of the reward pool relative to their stake as everyone else? Think about it. My blog makes more money than I would if I was just upvoting myself. Many others can say the same. Your logic is nonsense. It's even more nonsense when we realize that a lot of the top 20 witnesses and devs leeching the DAO aren't even whales. We get more decentralized every day. Do the math before spreading your blind FUD.

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Thank you for replying. For the record, your rebuttal is compromised of Ad hominem, straw man arguments, and insults...all or which are the lowest denomination of debate. Having said that, let us proceed forward as gentlemen (yes, I assumed your gender, please don't get "triggered"). I do not feel that I am flat out wrong. I am happy for you that your blog makes money simply by not having to upvote yourself. You have put time and effort into your posts and provided value to others. This service is rewarded back to you and that is why you make money. That is the very foundation and beautiful thing of the praxelogical study of Division of Labor and free markets, as well as the building blocks of capitalism...all good things in my mind. I have been robbed of that beauty, by @hivewatchers and @hivewatcher permanently without trial or without a way to defend myself. One user determined that my content from Steemit that I created with my scarcity of time and my effort that I posted here on Hive to a whole new user base was seen as spam. I was black listed and when I vented, I was permanently banned. Even if I provide value and service to others, I can no longer be rewarded on this blockchain indefinitely. Let that sink in...that is essentially the equivalent of a life sentence. One user has the authority to be the dictator, judge, and jury for all of time. How is that decentralization or "distribution" as you like to call it? Where else is this power distributed? The whole reason that Hive was created was due to a power struggle over complete centralization. If Hive does not learn from Steem's mistakes, it is bound to repeat them.
As for my "math" and blind FUD, all I have to do is look at the trending page and see the same users earning exponentially higher rewards than others. After enough time of receiving these rewards, they will earn more wealth. More wealth leads to more power, and more power leads to more influence. Once a few users have the majority of wealth, power, and influence, it is very easy for them to form a cabal or cartel and really centralize this blockchain. They will have free reign over the direction of this platform. Again, I use Steem as an example of the few ruining it for the many...that is NOT blind FUD.
I am sorry that you are tired of the "same old shit being said over and over again." But just because you don't agree with it, does not make it not true. If I and others are complaining about the same issue, then maybe there is actually a real issue. If it were not an issue, why does it constantly get brought up over and over again?

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Is Hive the only token on here?

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