<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Decentralization redistributes gatekeeping rather... > Decentralization redistributes gatekeeping rather than eliminating it. Telephone monopolies, publishers, record labels, and broadcasters lost some control, while platforms, search systems, payment networks, and recommendation algorithms acquired new power. Opportunity improves when creators understand the new intermediaries instead of pretending mediation disappeared. **Source:** [[livestreams/Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity — Part 2 - Workbook|Money, Self-Worth, and Decentralized Opportunity — Part 2]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Decentralization redistributes gatekeeping rather than eliminating it. Telephone monopolies, publishers, record labels, and broadcasters lost some control, while platforms, search systems, payment networks, and recommendation algorithms acquired new power. Opportunity improves when creators understand the new intermediaries instead of pretending mediation disappeared.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-decentralization-redistributes-gatekeeping-pretending-mediation-disappeared ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->