Distributed protocols that combat economy of scale

[rysiek]

Hi,

as "A Miner Problem" shows, even a distributed, p2p solution like BitCoin 
suffers from a secondary centralisation flaw. Simply put, economy of scale 
lets the biggest player or a cartel of thoise basically undermine the 
"decentralized" part and take control over the network.

A similar thing has happened with e-mail and GMail. GMail basically dictates 
the rules in the e-mail world, simply because they're the largest and have the 
most users. Again, economy of scale is to blame.

So let me pose a question here: is it possible to design a protocol that does 
not succumb to economy of scale-based secondary centralisation? Is it possible 
to design a protocol that does not lend itself to economy of scale?

-- 
Pozdrawiam,
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak

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