4613 President Trump announces new impeachment legal team (media.patriots.win) posted 74 days ago by Johnkittz 74 days ago by Johnkittz +4613 / -0 490 comments share 490 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (490) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 0 ▼ – NealKenneth 0 points 74 days ago +7 / -7 Okay fine, but why are we still trusting centralization? Bitcoin is like a decade old. Surely by now someone has designed a decentralized version of Twitter, right? permalink save report block reply ▲ 22 ▼ – deleted 22 points 74 days ago +22 / -0 ▲ 0 ▼ – NealKenneth 0 points 74 days ago +1 / -1 the very company you want to shit on Woah, settle down there buddy. Asking questions isn't "shitting on" anything. I was responding to a comment about the person "who owns Gab." If Gab has an owner, it's definitely centralized. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ -2 ▼ – AlinskianAntiLeftist -2 points 74 days ago +2 / -4 I thought Gab's servers were in Pennsylvania. Isn't that centralization? If they take out the servers in PA, then Gab is gone, right? permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 9 ▼ – deleted 9 points 74 days ago +9 / -0 ▲ 1 ▼ – AlinskianAntiLeftist 1 point 74 days ago +1 / -0 I see. So if PA was attacked, Gab would still exist (just as Bitcoin would exist so long as there's a copy of the ledger). That's awesome. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – COLDWARPATRIOT55 3 points 74 days ago +3 / -0 He owns the servers. Catch up permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – AlinskianAntiLeftist 1 point 74 days ago +1 / -0 Yeah, I understand that Torba owns the servers. That means Gab isn't built atop a hostile platform, but it doesn't mean Gab is decentralized. Not trying to black-pill. I'm trying to learn this stuff. permalink parent save report block reply
Okay fine, but why are we still trusting centralization?
Bitcoin is like a decade old. Surely by now someone has designed a decentralized version of Twitter, right?
Woah, settle down there buddy.
Asking questions isn't "shitting on" anything. I was responding to a comment about the person "who owns Gab."
If Gab has an owner, it's definitely centralized.
I thought Gab's servers were in Pennsylvania. Isn't that centralization? If they take out the servers in PA, then Gab is gone, right?
I see. So if PA was attacked, Gab would still exist (just as Bitcoin would exist so long as there's a copy of the ledger). That's awesome.
He owns the servers. Catch up
Yeah, I understand that Torba owns the servers. That means Gab isn't built atop a hostile platform, but it doesn't mean Gab is decentralized.
Not trying to black-pill. I'm trying to learn this stuff.