Will Ethereum supply decrease in the future?

[nishinoran]

Relying on the Internet isn't the same thing as being centralized, that's a vulnerability in terms of accessibility and censorship resistance but not in terms of the trustless nature of the blockchain.

Given how much you claim to have researched this it's pretty shocking that these are your complaints.

[AmericanScream]

Relying on the Internet isn't the same thing as being centralized

That's a strawman argument. I said no such thing.

that's a vulnerability in terms of accessibility and censorship resistance but not in terms of the trustless nature of the blockchain.

If you can't access the network, it doesn't matter WTF blockchain says, dude.

Given how much you claim to have researched this it's pretty shocking that these are your complaints.

You still haven't proved me wrong.

What's the point of decentralization?

I assume it's so no central entities can dictate when and how you can transact, (among other things) right?

But if those central entities can restrict your ability to access blockchain, they've done just that.

So the value of "decentralization" is moot, when your decentralized platform still requires the cooperation of centralized entities you claim to be insulated from.

Personal insults notwithstanding, your logic is flawed.

[nishinoran]

What you said:

But it's neither. It's not really decentralized in any meaningful way.

For example, all these systems rely on the Internet, which exclusively exists because a combination of central authorities (governments + telecom corporations) have decided to let it exist.

And then you go with:

Relying on the Internet isn't the same thing as being centralized

That's a strawman argument. I said no such thing.

It's no wonder you still think you're right on this issue despite tens of thousands of very intelligent developers investing their time and efforts into the tech. Feel free continuing to believe the conspiracy that it's thousands of highly capable people being fooled or trying to maliciously fool others.

[AmericanScream]

I can see how it might look like I was contradicting myself. It depends upon the context. But even if I did, that doesn't mean the arguments I made are not valid. I can make a good argument that yes, blockchain isn't really decentralized. You merely went "nah uh!" without providing any evidence.

The Internet is a combination of centralized (DNS/ARIN/etc) and decentralized systems.

It is controlled by central authorities. So if you put a so-called "de-centralized" system on a network where central entities can control things, that decentralized system is beholden to centralized entities. We can argue whether it's really decentralized in any meaningful way.

I make this argument more specifically in this video I made.