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# Centralization can simplify an experience, but...
> Centralization can simplify an experience, but concentrated dependency also concentrates failure. Durable infrastructure keeps the convenient center replaceable by preserving the protocols, identities, archives, and relationships that make the center useful.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Constructing Genius — Part Four — Technical Infrastructure for Distributed Publishing - Workbook|Constructing Genius — Part Four — Technical Infrastructure for Distributed Publishing]]
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“Centralization can simplify an experience, but concentrated dependency also concentrates failure. Durable infrastructure keeps the convenient center replaceable by preserving the protocols, identities, archives, and relationships that make the center useful.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-centralization-simplify-experience-relationships-center-useful
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