disintermediated
Bypassed the brokers
Disintermediated describes something that has had the middleman removed.
When buyers connect directly with sellers, or when technology allows people to bypass traditional gatekeepers, the intermediary has been disintermediated: Streaming services disintermediated record labels.
The term comes from finance and economics but now applies broadly to any industry where direct connections replace intermediaries.
Serverless network architecture
- P2PDirect participant-to-participant networking
- unmediatedWithout intervening agency
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
- end-to-endSpanning the full sequence
Serverless network architecture
- marketplacesVenues for commercial exchange
- crowdsourcingGathering input from masses
- AirbnbShort-term rental service
- UberApp-summoned car service
Etsy · self-publishing · crowdfunding · Kickstarter · Bandcamp · Patreon
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- distributedDivided and given out
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
trustless · permissionless · nodes · ledger · tokenized · consensus · Web3 · DeFi
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- automationSelf-operating system design
- cost-savingReducing expenditure
- leanLacking fat; incline
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-serviceCustomer performs the task
- liberationRelease from constraint
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
independence · self-determination · control · transparency · access · agency · ownership · participation
peer-to-peer
Serverless network architecture
- P2PDirect participant-to-participant networking
- unmediatedWithout intervening agency
- bypassingAvoiding by going around
end-to-end · elimination · direct-to-consumer · farm-to-table
peer-to-peer
Serverless network architecture
- marketplacesVenues for commercial exchange
- crowdsourcingGathering input from masses
- AirbnbShort-term rental service
Uber · Etsy · self-publishing · crowdfunding · Kickstarter · Bandcamp · Patreon
blockchain
Cryptographic linked transaction record
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- distributedDivided and given out
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
autonomous · trustless · permissionless · nodes · ledger · tokenized · consensus · Web3 · DeFi · cryptographic
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- automationSelf-operating system design
- cost-savingReducing expenditure
- leanLacking fat; incline
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-serviceCustomer performs the task
- liberationRelease from constraint
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
grassroots · independence · self-determination · control · transparency · access · agency · ownership · participation · disruptive
disintermediatedintermediated
Acted as go-between
mediated · brokered · facilitated · channeled · gatekept
disintermediatedlayered
Having multiple levels
hierarchical · complex · indirect · bureaucratized · convoluted