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   "text": "Platform centralization is especially damaging in developer communities because developers are the channel through which information from the edges of the system and society enters, and through which consensus on emerging technologies is formed.",
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   "text": "The lack of developer liberalization carries negative societal consequences: when developers are restrained from building what they see as cutting edge and socially beneficial, society's own capacity to experiment with new technology is severely hampered.",
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   "text": "Peer governance substitutes for platform gatekeeping: rather than convincing legacy technology leaders and their platforms, developer teams engage their own peers in the Shasper DAO to discuss and vote on proposed upgrades and testnet projects.",
   "abstract": "Rather than convincing legacy technology leaders and their respective platforms, teams of developers can engage directly with their own peers in the Shasper DAO to discuss and vote on proposed technology upgrades and Shasper testnet projects.",
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