The idea is this: the world oscillates between centralization and decentralization, with progress sloping upward through the turns. We’re approaching an era of decentralization.

This shift from centralization to decentralization is popping up everywhere I look:

Energy: Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables
Manufacturing: Globalization vs. Reshoring
Manufacturing: Making vs. Growing
Science: Government Funded vs. Decentralized
Hard Tech: Government Agencies & Incumbents vs. Startups
AI: Closed vs. Open
Talent: Big Tech vs. Startups
Apps: Big vs. Small
Media: Substack vs. Journalism
Education: Factory vs. Personalized
Finance: Big Banks vs. Fintech

We go deep on all of that in this episode.

But here's the wildest part. That's not my real voice you're listening to. It's my AI voice, created by my friends at play.ht by training a model on a bunch of other audio essays. It's wildly good -- give it a listen.

Read the full essay at Not Boring: https://www.notboring.co/p/decentralization

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