Its creator's ideology aside, the peer-to-peer computing network Urbit should be evaluated on its own merits. Opinion by MarcHochstein
Aside from creating parcels to subdivide, the main function of a galaxy is to route connections between peers on the network. Once connected, “the two ships can generally communicate with each other directly ,” noted O’Sullivan . “In the future, this is being decentralized further: Stars will begin routing for previously unknown peers.”
The other function of these virtual celestial bodies is to transmit software updates. By default, each ship receives such updates from its parent. “Changing this is as simple as clicking a button in the interface or issuing a command in the terminal,” said O’Sullivan. “You could receive software updates from any other ship on the network, it need not be a star or galaxy.”
To be sure, the convenience of centralized hosting means sacrificing some degree of control. You have to trust the hosting service to delete your data after you leave, much like cryptocurrency investors who store coins on exchanges have to trust those intermediaries to guard their assets. But once you’ve moved your data, you can easily pick up computing where you left off with a new host or on your own computer without having to rebuild your social connections or reconstruct your content.
So whatever Moldbug wrote about slavery , the system he designed is enabling something arguably close to the opposite in cyberspace.
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