This isn't FUD but decentralized cloud computing isn’t new But it’s been here for years. It’s just... quietly existed mostly in the background. My first real encounter with this was back in 2021 through Theta Network. Their product was about using a decentralized network for video streaming, powered by everyday users running nodes. I remember setting one up. The process wasn’t exactly beginner-friendly. You had to install a node client, connect a wallet, make sure everything synced properly. There were firewalls to think about, ports to open, it kind of felt like you were setting up a CDN from scratch, just to earn a little token yield. Not impossible, but not simple either. Definitely not something you'd recommend to a casual user. Now, four years later, that experience has evolved Projects like @theblessnetwork are making it far easier. Setup lives inside a browser extension. You download the extension, run it, and your machine starts contributing compute through WebAssembly. From a UX perspective, it’s a big leap forward. You almost forget it’s even running. But the tech being easier to use doesn't necessarily mean it's easier to sell. And that’s really the hard part now. For decentralized cloud computing to survive, let alone succeed there has to be demand. Real demand from companies and people who actually need compute and are willing to pay for it. Because if that doesn’t happen? Then it doesn’t matter how smooth your extension is. Projects will either run out of funding, pivot into something else, or slowly drift into irrelevance. Won't be the first time I've seen it happen. With Bless, I think they’ve nailed the front-end mechanics pretty well. But what about the backend? The orchestration layer? It’s not totally clear how robust it is, or how it performs under stress. Maybe they haven’t hit that stage yet. Or maybe it’s working fine, and they just haven’t talked much about it publicly. Either way, it's an opportunity for @mchen8864 to talk about it more. And then there's business development. Convincing companies to even try a new compute provider especially one built on Web3 rails is an uphill task. You’re not just selling software. You’re trying to get someone to rethink infrastructure that already works for them. That’s... not an easy ask, it's actually more difficult than most imagine. At best, they might agree to test something small. Some unimportant workload that’s low-risk. But the idea of getting them to swap out AWS or Google Cloud entirely? It’s not happening. At least not anytime soon. There are a few reasons for that: • Cost savings might not justify the effort If the system is harder to integrate or less mature, a small discount on what they current pay means nothing • Reliability is a huge question mark Even a short outage could have real consequences. That fear alone is enough to stall a deal • Security is still unclear What does data protection look like in a system where compute runs across anonymous nodes? Are there attack surfaces no one’s thought of yet? It’s not that the idea isn’t promising. It is. And maybe Bless or someone else (let's be real, there is a chance Bless fails) figures out how to make it all work. But people getting excited about decentralized compute should also stay grounded. Product polish is only part of it. You also need clear performance data, a narrative that resonates with businesses, and ideally... some evidence that someone outside the crypto bubble actually wants what is being offered Until that happens, a lot of these systems will live in that weird in-between space. Technically impressive, but commercially unproven. Not because the tech is broken But because no one’s quite figured out how to make someone care enough to use it