The internet is the world's most decentralized network with fewest huge chokepoints! AWS, DNS, etc. Let's make everything depend on it!https://twitter.com/stuartthomas/status/836640721826365440 …
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I agree it is different; it is a chokepoint of its own kind.
You mean ICANN? The root servers? Centralised control in some sense, yes, but not sure what you refer to as chokepoint?
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