To clarify: I think we need something different __instead of__ the current centrally control system, and not something __in addition to__. We need change, and not addition.

There have been a few comments about Handshake already. I agree that there needs to be a single DNS and not just an “alternative” bc that will fragment the namespace. I think Handshake has the potential to become the DNS that the world uses bc it’s compatible with the traditional system — existing TLDs are blacklisted and the Alexa top 100k have been reserved as TLDs for the domain owners. Given that ICANN isn’t opening the gtld program for 2-3 years and how fast things can grow on the Internet, I think Handshake can become the de facto DNS that everyone uses before there’s a possibility for conflict.

Fingers crossed; let's hope so!