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[exolymph]

The problem with decentralized protocols is that centralized ones outcompete them in terms of consumer usage.

[swiley → exolymph]

XMPP did really well for a while until Google and Facebook decided they didn't want to participate anymore.

[crazypython → exolymph]

It's a question of who comes first- Linux was first to market as a cloud OS, so it dominated. Email came first for long-form asynchronous messages, so it dominates.