There is some related (old) discussion in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7699862 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7699862. That posts link is dead, b

There is some related (old) discussion in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7699862 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7699862. That posts link is dead, but the wayback machine is awesome: https://web.archive.org/web/20140828011618/http://blog.level3.com/global-connectivity/observations-internet-middleman/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140828011618/http://blog.level...