(#ckwbdwq) Disclaimer: Although I know the basis, I’m not an expert by any means. I like twtxt even with its disadvantages, blockchains are an interesting technology but it’s difficult to love them, although I’m not radicalized as I have written before. I don’t hate blockchains b/c I don’t want to spend my energy hating them.

So, when technology, monetary power, decision-making, and other sensitive topics are put together, it’s tricky to have a single definition.
A quick search on ‘Distributed vs Decentralized’ gave:

Decentralized systems offer power to the many, not just the few.
[…] Distributed systems can enable resource sharing and improve efficiency and performance. These systems can function with or without a central authority.

From the first result on Google: https://www.hivenet.com/post/decentralized-or-distributed-whats-the-big-difference

ChatGPT says:

[…] While both federated and decentralized platforms involve distributed systems, they differ in terms of control and decision-making. […] The key characteristic of a distributed platform is the distribution of workload and data across multiple nodes, allowing for parallel processing and faster response times.

From a long response of about 3,500 characters. It’s not a simple topic to grasp.

Why Google and GPT? I think those are the first sources for many people now. Perhaps not the most trustable sources if you ask me.

So I think having your vision on the topic would be enlightening. But losing it in the emerging flow of twts would be a shame.