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Justin Jackson

3yr ago

Examples of "decentralized discoverability?"

While the web itself is built on a series of decentralized protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS), discoverability is still centralized on platforms like Google Search, Twitter, YouTube, etc... Even web3 stuff relies on centralized indexes/marketplaces like OpenSea. The idea of mirroring an index (Pirate Bay), or having a distributed database (DNS), is fascinating. These are the examples I can think of: DNS UseNet FidoNet PirateBay Mastadon Any others? What could "decentralized discoverability" look like for content?

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