The majority of the linked document details the purpose of the system. As far as worthwhile it's pretty clear that Rhixomatica and the villages in Oaxaca think

The majority of the linked document details the purpose of the system. As far as worthwhile it's pretty clear that Rhixomatica and the villages in Oaxaca think it's useful: "The solution we are implementing is inspired by the actual social and physical structure that we aim to service: each village in Oaxaca has their own fully independent core network stack, and each community is fully in charge of their own infrastructure. There is no central authority governing across communities, by deliberate choice. Because the infrastructure is operated in remote rural areas, often from a pole on a hill crest running on solar panels, and with directional wifi over large distances, network links between villages can be unstable."