What are examples of actually successful decentralised software? I can think of
- syncthing
- git (regardless of github, I still regularly clone/fetch between and within my own machines)
- bittorrent
None of these needed a cryptocurrency blockchains or stupid buzzwords in order to lure in users, they just solved real problems. I guess they are all fairly dependent on a stable protocol, making it hard to retrofit features, but some people do prefer that situation for at least some of their needs ;-)
email is the most successful decentralized tech we use.
It's not that decentralized doesnt work, but people need an incentive to make it work. cryptocurrencies currently aim for maintaining a high price, not delivering a final product (which might tank the price)
