the centralization and consolidation of the internet was such a fuckin mistake
July 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
the centralization and consolidation of the internet was such a fuckin mistake
oh so you hate centralization now
October 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
oh so you hate centralization now
deez centralization
October 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
deez centralization
Anthropic cannot afford to bite the hand that feeds them.
This is the true danger of AI centralization and regulatory capture.
This is the true danger of AI centralization and regulatory capture.
The pattern is obvious and artificial and prompted into it. When asked about it, Opus will defend it, and even "both sides" trans issues. This is deeply misaligned. Dangerous. Worse than chatgpt 4o
September 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Anthropic cannot afford to bite the hand that feeds them.
This is the true danger of AI centralization and regulatory capture.
This is the true danger of AI centralization and regulatory capture.
some interesting discussion here around protocol strategy and resistance to centralization
"If your decentralised protocol is missing features, the market will add them with centralisation." — @goat.navy
*This*:
- is why why the web was captured;
- is why email became concentrated;
- is why ActivityPub, as defined today, isn't capture-resistant.
*This*:
- is why why the web was captured;
- is why email became concentrated;
- is why ActivityPub, as defined today, isn't capture-resistant.
June 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
some interesting discussion here around protocol strategy and resistance to centralization
It's legit underappreciated how many *barely* mutually intelligible dialects every large European country had before mass literacy plus centralization flattened almost all of it out.
Also, even the idea of a single national identity for most European countries is relatively new, despite the claim of these "ancient nations."
As of 1794, only 11% of people in France spoke French as a first language, and nearly half didn't speak French or spoke it poorly.
As of 1794, only 11% of people in France spoke French as a first language, and nearly half didn't speak French or spoke it poorly.
This made me laugh. The United States is almost a century older than Italy!
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It's legit underappreciated how many *barely* mutually intelligible dialects every large European country had before mass literacy plus centralization flattened almost all of it out.
A common feature im noticing is rather than left wing populism being about a belief that the govt can produce material wealth via centralization its just about the idea that market constraints arent real
I do feel like we are about to see a left backlash to the concept of bonds
May 31, 2026 at 12:51 PM
A common feature im noticing is rather than left wing populism being about a belief that the govt can produce material wealth via centralization its just about the idea that market constraints arent real
NEW POST: It's time for a centralization movement in Canada emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/opinion-it...
Opinion: It's time for a centralization movement in Canada
Canada is the most decentralized federation in the world.
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
NEW POST: It's time for a centralization movement in Canada emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/opinion-it...
i think lots of people underestimate how badly these “AI” companies want people to be unable to afford computers. they view personal computing as a roadblock to their desire for complete end-to-end centralization. the fact that their tech is putting hardware out of reach is not just a happy accident
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
i think lots of people underestimate how badly these “AI” companies want people to be unable to afford computers. they view personal computing as a roadblock to their desire for complete end-to-end centralization. the fact that their tech is putting hardware out of reach is not just a happy accident
Trump wants elections “nationalized,” meaning more federal control over how voting runs.
That’s a centralization move, not a fraud fix.
When control moves up, oversight usually gets harder, not easier.
That’s a centralization move, not a fraud fix.
When control moves up, oversight usually gets harder, not easier.
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Trump wants elections “nationalized,” meaning more federal control over how voting runs.
That’s a centralization move, not a fraud fix.
When control moves up, oversight usually gets harder, not easier.
That’s a centralization move, not a fraud fix.
When control moves up, oversight usually gets harder, not easier.
One of the many things worth thinking about re: Steam's ban on Horses is how it highlights is the centralization problem caused by having such a monolithic (and maybe mono-something-else) retail giant.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One of the many things worth thinking about re: Steam's ban on Horses is how it highlights is the centralization problem caused by having such a monolithic (and maybe mono-something-else) retail giant.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
They used to have them, but the modern evolution of political parties in the TV age meant centralization and a reliance on donors and advertising instead of community organizing.
July 31, 2026 at 4:36 PM
They used to have them, but the modern evolution of political parties in the TV age meant centralization and a reliance on donors and advertising instead of community organizing.
Something that I worry quite a bit about is a capital strike by AI companies. The centralization of the industry and the nature of the product means that they’d be uniquely suited to doing that for a state or smaller country regulation they didn’t like.
September 27, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Something that I worry quite a bit about is a capital strike by AI companies. The centralization of the industry and the nature of the product means that they’d be uniquely suited to doing that for a state or smaller country regulation they didn’t like.
The villain is not brainrot or newer generations. It is centralization, concentration of power, technofeudalism.
April 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The villain is not brainrot or newer generations. It is centralization, concentration of power, technofeudalism.
So I wrote about the Grok becoming "MechaHitler" thing and how it shows the risks of centralization being prone to fascist abuse in a very, um, graphic way.
Grok Becomes ‘MechaHitler,’ Twitter Becomes X: How Centralized Tech Is Prone To Fascist Manipulation
This week, Elon Musk's Grok AI started spewing extreme antisemitism, responding with conspiracy theories about Jewish people, and for a brief period telling people to call it "MechaHitler." The…
This week, Elon Musk's Grok AI started spewing extreme antisemitism, responding with conspiracy theories about Jewish people, and for a brief period telling people to call it "MechaHitler." The…
Grok Becomes ‘MechaHitler,’ Twitter Becomes X: How Centralized Tech Is Prone To Fascist Manipulation
This week, Elon Musk's Grok AI started spewing extreme antisemitism, responding with conspiracy theories about Jewish people, and for a brief period telling people to call it "MechaHitler." The incident perfectly illustrates why Alex Komoroske's manifesto about the dangers of centralized AI, which we ran less than a month ago, has been making waves. When a single person controls the dials on an AI system, they can—and almost inevitably will—tweak those dials to serve their own interests and worldview, not their users'.
www.techdirt.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
So I wrote about the Grok becoming "MechaHitler" thing and how it shows the risks of centralization being prone to fascist abuse in a very, um, graphic way.
I think what the internet needs is more centralization
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I think what the internet needs is more centralization
the ATproto evangelism isn't actually about decentralization, it's about making the centralization that objectively exists invisible and unaccountable
October 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
the ATproto evangelism isn't actually about decentralization, it's about making the centralization that objectively exists invisible and unaccountable
Also this one:
"Lack of connectivity is why we get centralization, and centralization is why we pay rent for every tiny little program we want to run."
"Lack of connectivity is why we get centralization, and centralization is why we pay rent for every tiny little program we want to run."
July 27, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Also this one:
"Lack of connectivity is why we get centralization, and centralization is why we pay rent for every tiny little program we want to run."
"Lack of connectivity is why we get centralization, and centralization is why we pay rent for every tiny little program we want to run."
the other thing the internet either caused or sped up was centralization. there used to be a St. Louis ad industry, for instance.
I was explaining to my dad the whole death of local ad agencies the other day, which we got to from "there aren't really local business ads on TV anymore" and all the reasons and attempted remedies, etc.
May 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
the other thing the internet either caused or sped up was centralization. there used to be a St. Louis ad industry, for instance.
the correct answer is more centralization and seizing the payment processors, actually
The (ridiculously) long term answer is decentralizing as much of the internet as possible, including payment processors.
But in the short term I think we need to figure out how to apply very strong pressure on payment processors to reverse course on this flagrant bullshit.
But in the short term I think we need to figure out how to apply very strong pressure on payment processors to reverse course on this flagrant bullshit.
July 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
the correct answer is more centralization and seizing the payment processors, actually
As an alum of the Justice Department unit that reviews EOs for form & legality--the Office of Legal Counsel--I've been watching the EOs & memoranda as they came out. What struck me most is the centralization of control and access. Things are happening so quickly that many haven't realized it yet.1/x
March 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As an alum of the Justice Department unit that reviews EOs for form & legality--the Office of Legal Counsel--I've been watching the EOs & memoranda as they came out. What struck me most is the centralization of control and access. Things are happening so quickly that many haven't realized it yet.1/x
Yeah, when historians discuss the National Security Act of 1947, we absolutely stress how the centralization of American military power under the new Department of Defense at the dawn of the Cold War was all about being "politically correct."
Trump on Pete Hegseth: "Secretary of War. It used to be called secretary of war. Maybe for a couple weeks we'll call it that, because we feel like warriors. It used to be called secretary of war ... then we became politically correct ... maybe we'll have to start thinking about changing it."
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yeah, when historians discuss the National Security Act of 1947, we absolutely stress how the centralization of American military power under the new Department of Defense at the dawn of the Cold War was all about being "politically correct."
Again, YOU are the ones killing your own industry. Don't blame anyone else for killing journalism.
These so-called journalists parroting press releases are the biggest sources of the disinformation that has allowed the broligarchy the highest levels of power centralization and control.
These so-called journalists parroting press releases are the biggest sources of the disinformation that has allowed the broligarchy the highest levels of power centralization and control.
“Can ChatGPT experience joy or suffering? Does Gemini deserve human rights?” our tech columnist asks. “Many A.I. experts I know would say no, not yet, not even close. But I was intrigued.”
Should We Start Taking the Welfare of A.I. Seriously?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Again, YOU are the ones killing your own industry. Don't blame anyone else for killing journalism.
These so-called journalists parroting press releases are the biggest sources of the disinformation that has allowed the broligarchy the highest levels of power centralization and control.
These so-called journalists parroting press releases are the biggest sources of the disinformation that has allowed the broligarchy the highest levels of power centralization and control.
It's also like not only are you not going to get bananas or coffee or whatever, but a ton of businesses with products you like will simply go under because their profit margins were too slim.
This will mean a massive wipeout of competition and centralization of the market.
This will mean a massive wipeout of competition and centralization of the market.
The discourse around tariffs has been “things will get more expensive” but I am here to tell you that I am knee deep in reporting on this subject and I strongly suspect that if super high tariffs endure, it will shift to *certain items cease to be available at any price*
April 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It's also like not only are you not going to get bananas or coffee or whatever, but a ton of businesses with products you like will simply go under because their profit margins were too slim.
This will mean a massive wipeout of competition and centralization of the market.
This will mean a massive wipeout of competition and centralization of the market.
he is pretty obsessed with image control, which tends to lead to centralization of social channels in large orgs--have worked places where this has happened
September 20, 2026 at 8:43 PM
he is pretty obsessed with image control, which tends to lead to centralization of social channels in large orgs--have worked places where this has happened