# kaal:claim:3782192-024

**Claim.** Decentralization, though it may look wastefully redundant, gives every member greater autonomous power, whereas centralization limits members' powers and reduces them to cogs in the machine.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> Decentralization, while it may be seen as wastefully redundant, gives every member greater autonomous power. Centralization limits its members' powers, reducing them to mere cogs in the machine.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Introduction to Decentralization* (2021), Basic idea, page 6

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Introduction to Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782192

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**Topics.** decentralization, ai-and-agents

**Keywords.** decentralization, autonomy, redundancy, member-power

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