My comment was only partly tongue-in-cheek, believe me. Even beyond the obvious physical meddling, yes I really would prefer a world where American companies di

My comment was only partly tongue-in-cheek, believe me. Even beyond the obvious physical meddling, yes I really would prefer a world where American companies didn't have a de facto hegemony over the internet[0] though I despair of it becoming a reality any time soon. At the very least I'll settle for a world where more Americans acknowledge the existence of that hegemony instead of thinking of themselves as neutral and clutching their pearls over other countries exerting a fraction of that influence! 0. This actually extends far beyond the internet and apparently now into space. Just imagine the absolute uproar if Starlink had been launched by a Russian or Chinese company.