# Paradigm Shifts for the Decentralized Web ![rw-book-cover](https://ruben.verborgh.org/images/blog/market.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[GitHub]] - Full Title: Paradigm Shifts for the Decentralized Web - Category: #articles - URL: https://ruben.verborgh.org/blog/2017/12/20/paradigm-shifts-for-the-decentralized-web/ ## Highlights Decentralizing the Web means that people gain the ability to store their data wherever they want, while still getting the services they need. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h1v9vjc738krtvyxnvna0rwe)) Ultimately, **decentralization is about choice**: we will choose where we *store* our data, who we give *access* to which parts of that data, which *services* we want on top of it, and how we *pay* for those. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h1v9ymsq4ym11qeqrv4zey2f))