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What's funny is that the only shit people get from DeCeNtRaLiZaTioN is inconvenience and dying engagement.
Incorrect. That's the only thing people notice. The benefit is not having one central authority in control. If Bluesky decides to, for some reason, not allow third-party apps or something, there's no way to prevent it. If Lemmy.world, for example, does this then they don't have the authority to enforce it.
The benefit of federation is in removing hierarchy that can harm the platform without the consent of its users. It's invisible because it's only preventing something. This does not mean it isn't beneficial though.
"Removing hierarchy". Lol what? The instance owner is boss of the instance. Are you suggesting it's different just because here it is a totally reliable* leftist* dude in the Internet who decides what to do instead of... A random guy who owns a company?
What happens when the money runs out and you face the reality that running a platform is a business, not a hobby? As has been happening with many instances lately.
The instance owner owns the instance, but it's limited to that. That is the minimum level possible. There has to be a server somewhere. On Lemmy you can always leave for another instance or start your own. On Reddit your options are to do what the company wants or leave the entire site. You can't just log into a different server.