Am I the only one who is worried about &quot;the cloud&quot; phenomenon centralizing a lot of the internet under the control of a few companies?<p>I think it mostly has to do with the client-server technology of the web today. Once effective technology exists to decentralize key aspects of the platform - hosting, accounts, etc. - you&#x27;ll see less consolidation in one provider. You&#x27;ll also see a lot less feudalism when it comes to the power dynamics of users and organizations vs services (like Uber, Facebook, Google, etc.)<p>There needs to be a protocol to decentralize social the way bitcoin decentralized money.<p>Disclaimer: I&#x27;m working on just such a protocol and reference implementation (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;qbix.com&#x2F;platform&#x2F;features&#x2F;distributed" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;qbix.com&#x2F;platform&#x2F;features&#x2F;distributed</a>)