decentralization my a$$

[Vann]

Centralization takes various forms. Blockchain technology is inherently a centralized database. What makes it decentralized is how many different participants influence the blockchain and it's governance. Vitalik Buterin's article is a good breakdown on the various forms of decentralization.

https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274

[REAL_MORPHEUS]

Quote from Satoshi Nakamoto:

“At first, most users would run network nodes, but as the network grows beyond a certain point, it would be left more and more to specialists with server farms of specialized hardware.”

Source:   http://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.org/emails/cryptography/2/

[grendel25]

The same arguments have been made since bitcoin went to ASIC.  Now, only "lottery" miners would dare mine with a USB miner or GPU or CPU.  It is just part of the growing pains for cryptocurrencies.  Developers have different goals.  Some don't want massive ASIC mining because of how they plan for the coin to develop over time.  Others may very well welcome ASICS as part of their business model.

People who value decentralization will follow coin developers who make the necessary adjustments to remain decentralized.