> Did I miss the message they were trying to convey?
No, they didn't do a good job of explaining it. 'We' basically failed at building easy-to-use decentralized 'services' and those who don't think it's a big deal to do so built a bunch of centralized services that were easy-to-use and also made their investors rich. Users don't understand all the ramifications of using a centralized service, so they ended up using what was easier, instead of what was better.
Further, the reasons to move away from a centralized service are difficult for most people to comprehend, so there's not a way for clear intent to emerge, other than a bunch of us rattling the cage now and again trying to get others to pay attention.
No, they didn't do a good job of explaining it. 'We' basically failed at building easy-to-use decentralized 'services' and those who don't think it's a big deal to do so built a bunch of centralized services that were easy-to-use and also made their investors rich. Users don't understand all the ramifications of using a centralized service, so they ended up using what was easier, instead of what was better.
Further, the reasons to move away from a centralized service are difficult for most people to comprehend, so there's not a way for clear intent to emerge, other than a bunch of us rattling the cage now and again trying to get others to pay attention.