We need a true peer-to-peer Internet instead of the centralized, feudal system we currently have. CRDTs would allow for peers to own their data and collaborate without centralized servers owned by Big Tech, but even the network itself goes through a small number of pipes owned by telecom companies that can decide what gets through and when. Decentralization is the real big idea behind CRDTs.

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gobdovan 2 days ago | parent [-]

That's like saying hash tables will fix cloud computing monopolies. They're really neat for collaborative tools at application level, but it doesn't solve any of the infrastructure problems.

They're not even the missing piece in decentralized infra either. There are alternatives that work as efficiently.

	▲	an0malous 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> That's like saying hash tables will fix cloud computing monopolies. No it’s not because there’s nothing about hash tables that enables peer to peer collaboration over centralization. CRDTs do because you don’t need a “master” or “central” source of truth anymore. > They're not even the missing piece in decentralized infra either. Then what is? I didn’t say they were anyway though, that’s why I mentioned network infrastructure as another constraint.