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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notboring/message