The problem is -- referring to Moxie's article here -- that some of the supposedly-decentralized things are already depending on or are fronted by specific centralized services, so even if you do decide to run your own server, it doesn't matter, because those centralized services have become de-facto gatekeepers to the decentralization in the background, and it's difficult (and sometimes impossible) for the average user to replace those.
It was very interesting to me to learn that if OpenSea de-lists your NFT, then it effectively ceases to exist. Sure, it's still on the blockchain, but any app that uses OpenSea's platform to list or operate on NFTs (which, turns out, is a lot of them right now) won't see it.
This might be fixable, but it's a big red flag to me that these problems already exist, with no proposed solutions.
It was very interesting to me to learn that if OpenSea de-lists your NFT, then it effectively ceases to exist. Sure, it's still on the blockchain, but any app that uses OpenSea's platform to list or operate on NFTs (which, turns out, is a lot of them right now) won't see it.
This might be fixable, but it's a big red flag to me that these problems already exist, with no proposed solutions.