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I see a comment like this on HN quite frequently. A generic "maybe X will inspire a decentralized solution for Y". While I think this is typically fraught with

I see a comment like this on HN quite frequently. A generic "maybe X will inspire a decentralized solution for Y". While I think this is typically fraught with user experience nightmares, I'm not sure how decentralization of ISPs would even work. Wouldn't that simply mean MORE ISPs, something that is almost impossible to do in the Untied States (and thusly one of the biggest reasons for needing net neutrality)?

wmf 9y ago
"Decentralized ISP" generally means wireless over unlicensed frequencies which requires none of those pesky permits. Historically wireless has been fairly expensive and 10x slower than wired, but maybe next time (60 GHz?) will be different. Probably not.