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I'm Justin Hunter, the founder of Graphite. Graphite is a decentralized and encrypted productivity suite, but the original app stemmed from my desire to own my writing.…",{"value":58,"source":52,"evidence":59},"People already interested in decentralization, per the maker.",[60],{"id":61,"by":11,"text":62},"18856092","Thanks! This is really helpful. I'll make sure to get the landing page updated. Just so it's covered here, Blockstack is a decentralized application platform. It provides an…",{"value":64,"source":52,"evidence":65},"Maker may never charge; ideas include custom hub with higher limits and paid features.",[66],{"id":67,"by":11,"text":68},"18856810","Thanks for the questions! Quite honestly, we may not ever charge for this product. 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