I'm confused. It sounds like you're arguing against me, but you basically agree with me. Except for... > Yes, though the model to copy is federated services

I'm confused. It sounds like you're arguing against me, but you basically agree with me. Except for... > Yes, though the model to copy is federated services like email. I disagree. For one thing, DNS. How many average users will be able to reconfigure their systems to use a DNS server besides the one their ISP provides? And when the national government cuts off the nation's external Internet access, what good will 8.8.8.8 be? It seems obvious to me that, for this kind of use-case, peer-to-peer, DHT-type services are what's needed. Federated is better than centralized, but it would still be easy to censor and block. Even P2P protocols could be blocked by ISPs blocking inbound connections to their customers, but barring that, it would be difficult.