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Crocodile tears
We really ought to be encouraging these sort of admissions instead of deriding and to get these people to do the right things from now on.
No. He is EXTREMELY influential in the tech field. The fact that he's talking about it while expressing no intentions to actually do anything about it makes it clear that he doesn't actually give a shit. Words are cheap and easy, but they alone also accomplish nothing.
There are a lot of ongoing efforts to decentralize the internet (that aren't blockchain buzzword salad). Fediverse, P2P, BitTorrent, etc. Not to mention that Usenet is still alive. He should put his money and effort where his mouth is if he actually regrets it.