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European local government: New ideas of decentralisation in a changing world https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/european-local-government-new-ideas-of-decentralisation-in-a-changing-world/ n

I'm all for decentralisation. I'm aware of many problems with YouTube. I should get off my arse and at least mirror my own meagre videos to something else.
But having experienced some of the Lunduke mind-speaking, I am here to tell you that I feel it is highly unlikely that the banning happened for saying, "Linux is nifty".
(Due to prior experience of Lunduke mind-speaking, I have not paid any recent attention and have no idea what the latest drama actually invo…

Hopefully a notional TikTok ban leads to a renewed interest in decentralisation, federation? Like that time that guy bought that site.

I'm all for decentralisation. I'm aware of many problems with YouTube. I should get off my arse and at least mirror my own meagre videos to something else.
But having experienced some of the Lunduke mind-speaking, I am here to tell you that I feel it is highly unlikely that the banning happened for saying, "Linux is nifty".
(Due to prior experience of Lunduke mind-speaking, I have not paid any recent attention and have no idea what the latest drama actually invo…

“Merdification” is an awesome word. #enshittification https://mstdn.ca/@narF/111908771943217661

"Often decentralized movements require elaboration of complex structures to make decentralized decision-making possible, like the spokescouncils and assemblies used during anti-globalization protests, in Occupy encampments, and Global South movements. They also require naming, recognizing, and if necessary, dismantling the informal rules we operate by—whether it’s deference to elders or people with more experience, anti-Blackness, colorism, patriarchy, or the ableist notion that the people who do the most work should have the most power."
Too many leftist projects are do-ocracies, which fundamentally is an ableist notion. Because not everyone is able to put in the same amount of work, which does not mean they should have less power.
Excerpt of Andrea J. Ritchie - Practicing New Worlds: #Decentralisation #Democracy

“Merdification” is an awesome word. #enshittification https://mstdn.ca/@narF/111908771943217661

DESERE: The 1st Workshop on Decentralised Search and Recommendation
Mohamed Ragab, Yury Savateev, Wenjie Wang, Reza Moosaei, Thanassis Tiropanis, Alexandra Poulovassilis, Adriane Chapman, Helen Oliver, George Roussos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07732

DESERE: The 1st Workshop on Decentralised Search and Recommendation
The DESERE Workshop, our First Workshop on Decentralised Search and Recommendation, offers a platform for researchers to explore and share innovative ideas on decentralised web services, mainly focusing on three major topics: (i) societal impact of decentralised systems: their effect on privacy, policy, and regulation; (ii) decentralising applications: algorithmic and performance challenges that arise from decentralisation; and (iii) infrastructure to support decentralised systems and services:…

Engineering consensus in static networks with unknown disruptors
Agathe Bouis, Christopher Lowe, Ruaridh A. Clark, Malcolm Macdonald
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05272

Engineering consensus in static networks with unknown disruptors
Distributed control increases system scalability, flexibility, and redundancy. Foundational to such decentralisation is consensus formation, by which decision-making and coordination are achieved. However, decentralised multi-agent systems are inherently vulnerable to disruption. To develop a resilient consensus approach, inspiration is taken from the study of social systems and their dynamics; specifically, the Deffuant Model. A dynamic algorithm is presented enabling efficient consensus to be…

Engineering consensus in static networks with unknown disruptors
Agathe Bouis, Christopher Lowe, Ruaridh A. Clark, Malcolm Macdonald
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05272

Engineering consensus in static networks with unknown disruptors
Distributed control increases system scalability, flexibility, and redundancy. Foundational to such decentralisation is consensus formation, by which decision-making and coordination are achieved. However, decentralised multi-agent systems are inherently vulnerable to disruption. To develop a resilient consensus approach, inspiration is taken from the study of social systems and their dynamics; specifically, the Deffuant Model. A dynamic algorithm is presented enabling efficient consensus to be…