← Back to context Comment by kgraves 4 years ago Why do we need decentralisation in a chat app? 2 comments kgraves Reply opan 4 years ago More robust. You can use P2P stuff offline in a disaster scenario. The entire thing will never be down for maintenance or from an error.I haven't yet familiarized myself with this particular protocol, I have something like Briar in mind when it comes to P2P chat. blooalien 4 years ago Why do we need decentralization in any app?Short answer; When done well, it makes the app more resilient against a variety of issues/risks that arise from relying on a server/service/single-point-of-failure.
opan 4 years ago More robust. You can use P2P stuff offline in a disaster scenario. The entire thing will never be down for maintenance or from an error.I haven't yet familiarized myself with this particular protocol, I have something like Briar in mind when it comes to P2P chat.
blooalien 4 years ago Why do we need decentralization in any app?Short answer; When done well, it makes the app more resilient against a variety of issues/risks that arise from relying on a server/service/single-point-of-failure.
More robust. You can use P2P stuff offline in a disaster scenario. The entire thing will never be down for maintenance or from an error.
I haven't yet familiarized myself with this particular protocol, I have something like Briar in mind when it comes to P2P chat.
Why do we need decentralization in any app?
Short answer; When done well, it makes the app more resilient against a variety of issues/risks that arise from relying on a server/service/single-point-of-failure.