On the Limits of Decentralization

A collaborative dialogue to examine and challenge the philosophical foundations of decentralization. What does decentralization truly mean? How does it intersect with centralization? Are they mutually exclusive or do they represent a false dichotomy? What other conceptual binaries may have shaped these ideas—object and subject, order and chaos, truth and lies? Are we inevitably bound by binary logic and symbolic reasoning or can we transcend these frameworks to adopt a more phenomenological perspective? What do we actually experience when engaging with institutions, systems or protocols? And how do the unnoticed elements receding into the background still exert their silent influence on every participant willing or otherwise? A non-exhaustive list of references: The Tyranny of Structurelessness, The Tyranny of Tyranny, Extitutional Theory, Non-binary Logic, Performativity, Hyperstition, Do-ocracy. Through a performative and self-reflective lens, this dialogue will probe the boundaries and inherent tensions of decentralization.