The post examines decentralization trends across various domains, highlighting a shift towards independent journalism, decentralized governance, crowd-sourced scientific research, and community-driven businesses. It discusses the impact of polarization and cancel culture, the importance of cybersecurity in warfare, and the empowerment brought by decentralized technology. The paper also addresses the potential of preventive and personalized healthcare and the evolution of decentralized education. Overall, it emphasizes the empowerment and transparency offered by decentralization, while acknowledging the technological, regulatory, and cultural challenges that need to be addressed.
We all know October 31st is the day we celebrate Halloween. What a lot of people don’t know it is also, depending on who you ask, is the day we were given a second chance or it’s a countdown for ticking time bomb.
This text discusses the problem of how organizations, particularly large corporations, perceive value of platforms. They are often seen as a cost center that does not generate revenue, making it difficult for platform teams to justify their value and secure funding. I propose an alternative solution to this problem, which is to “charge” teams and organizations that build on the platform. This would make the platform a revenue-generating organization, making it easier to understand and justify its value. The text also notes that this approach has several positive side effects, such as making it clear that everyone is a customer of the platform and allowing platform teams to self-fund their initiatives.
Hard problems should not be avoided, they should be surfaced and resurfaced until there is a solution. What happens when a problem no one wants to talk about is ignored? Actually, nothing may happen in our lifetime, or things could blow up, causing havoc. The truth is it really depends on the circumstances. But hard problems should be solved on the principle of “if not us then who?” because this is what forces us to question the status quo. When it comes to platforms, I feel compelled to question the status quo of “platforms are hard to quantify in terms of the business value they provide”. I’ve said it myself and heard people make this claim more often than I care to remember . The truth is… it is very hard to justify…
