🔒 Building Continuum - Chapter 23 — Local-First as Moral Constraint
Building Continuum - Chapter 23 — Local-First as Moral Constraint
Local-first architecture introduces friction by design. It limits seamlessness, slows certain workflows, and requires user awareness. These limitations are not regressions. They are constraints. This chapter explores how constraint functions as formative structure, why convenience culture erodes agency over time, and how local-first systems preserve dignity by requiring participation rather than passive tenancy.
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