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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by wizzwizz4 on Sunday August 08, 2021 @05:56PM (#28110488)
> I m not sure if this can ever change within a centralizing communication medium like the internet,

The internet, centralising… what went wrong?

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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by j-bos on Sunday August 08, 2021 @06:09PM (#28110584)
I found this to be a novel perspective on your question: https://samoburja.com/the-centralized-internet-is-inevitable...
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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by cblconfederate on Sunday August 08, 2021 @06:16PM (#28110644)
wrong or right? The internet was designed to be "decentralized" in the sense of robust communications, but ultimately the goal was to convey the commands of one, centralized US army
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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by TeMPOraL on Sunday August 08, 2021 @07:49PM (#28111283)
The packet switching network was designed to be decentralized. That's layers 2-4 of the ISO/OSI model. Layer 7, the application level, is and always was a force of centralization.
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