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Article: web3 solves decentralized auth, and you are now in control!

Also article: to use it, you need to trust a centralized entity like Metamask that develops your Chrome extension and some unknown programmers that code some "smart contracts" aka unverifiable code in esoteric programming languages.

Also article: look! a solution! it's better!

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You don't need to specifically use Metamask to use a blockchain, just like you don't need to use a specific browser to view this site.

It doesn't matter. You end up trusting a centralized entity with your auth.

Unless, of course, you are a programmer yourself and can implement that "decentralized auth smart contract" from scratch

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