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I wonder where the people behind this think it will end? On the surface, this appears like a libertarian attempt to dethrone governments and other authorities f
by zmmmmm 4y ago
I wonder where the people behind this think it will end? On the surface, this appears like a libertarian attempt to dethrone governments and other authorities from having control over internet content. But what we have seen time and time again is that these things follow a cycle so predicable its almost boring:
(a) technologists break free of control and invent libertarian paradise
(b) criminals and other bad actors flock there
(c) governments create laws and regulations that make it either illegal
or practically so inconvenient to operate such services that nobody
can do it any more
In practical terms, what exact plan do they have when Web3 becomes a giant cess pool of child porn and underground illegal gambling and drug trading? Do they really think governments are going to say "Oh well we can't do anything about these 'unstoppable' domains so I guess child porn is ok now?".
Do they understand that the inevitable actions taken by government to regain control will end up over-reaching - almost by definition. The more resistent the libertarian paradise is to control, the more blunt and severe the response is going to be in regaining it.
The worst thing is, when the over-reach happens, it doesn't just affect thelibertarians; it wrecks every other valid use of the technology. Witness the sun setting on legal encryption as governments steadily outlaw it around the world.
- kelthuzad 4y ago"unstoppable" domains is the latest VC grift with their false advertising, since they moved to a L2 "Polygon", it takes only a handful of people who are part of the 8 people multisig to stop their "unstoppable" domains. There is also not much a centralized company like UD could ever really resist as you elegantly described. It will not take much pressure from governments or other entities to make the company UD crumble like a house of cards. An old fashioned centralized company roleplaying "decentralized" theater, VCs will be VCs..
- cinquemb 4y ago"Leaders" of large groups of people throughout history with the incumbent power of their present day have routinely made rules against technology of the day that went on to become relatively cheap and ubiquitous through many populations. Such things people may not even consider technology today... that most likely were used in the vices of those days long past just as much as what newer tech is used and abused for by certain people. At some point the cost to regulate, police and ban far exceeds the cost of each instance of usage of such tech. Sure, it hurts those who face the wrath of the incumbent powers head on, but it really doesn't matter long term.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoYou missed the part between (a) and (b) or maybe between(b) and (c) (?) the rest of the world flocks to the "libertarian paradise", thus rendering it no longer a paradise at all, but somewhere with most the same issues as the physical world.
- realusername 4y agoIf governements all over the world did not severly misuse DNS blocking, projects like these would not exist. They can only complain about their own actions.