Gemini needs neither ordered nor guaranteed delivery of packets, that's the point. It's a pretty context free format: each line can be rendered separately, and

Gemini needs neither ordered nor guaranteed delivery of packets, that's the point. It's a pretty context free format: each line can be rendered separately, and the user agent can display things as they arrive (with some visual indication of "holes" for lost packets while they're being re-requested). A partial page may also be enough for the user to decide they want to move on, saving pointless delivery of the entire page. Besides many Gemini pages fit in 1 or 2 packets, so there is more wastage through the TCP setup dance.