Decentralised vs centralised [Updated]
Here’s a shocking proposition: sometimes centralisation isn’t always a bad thing.
Wait, wait. There’s more. Sometimes decentralised stuff ain’t all that great either.
The point being, just because something is decentralised doesn’t automatically make it better.
On that basis, I’d be truly grateful if people stopped using “centralisation” as if was some sort of dirty word? All of this stuff, after all, is contextual.
What’s more, it’s fairly clear that the tendency to centralise is a key human attribute. Humans like forming hubs, and always have. So why are you making us feel bad about that?
Let’s look at some examples.
Decentralised dining = dining at home. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but centralised dining opens the door to restaurants, and all that fun and convenient stuff.
Decentralised rail = Privatised British Rail that never works efficiently.
But centralised rail = the swiss rail network SBB, which we all know is as dependable as an atomic clock.
Decentralised entertainment = sitting at home on a nintendo, the internet and/or watching TV by yourself. Nothing wrong with that either, but does it really eliminate the desire for centralised entertainment such as bars, clubs, concerts and carnivals?
Decentralised education = the “internet” or a parent teaching you at home without it being clear that you’ve grasped the concepts at all.
Centralised education = learning from mimicking peers and professional educators as much as from books....MORE, including the reason for the headline.
