Multiple standards are a good thing. They’re a great check against any one entity wielding inhibited power and control. The authors of a standard usually have m

Multiple standards are a good thing. They’re a great check against any one entity wielding inhibited power and control. The authors of a standard usually have manufacturing/production capability to deliver equipment/systems that meet these standards, very unlike new countries adopting these standards. It makes it incredibly dangerous for the adopter to think and speak differently from the author-manufacturer. We all saw how payment networks tried to cripple Russian citizens when they suddenly took Russia off the grid. Such economic assassinations should never be allowed to happen, and I don’t see any other way out than a proliferation of standards, with different authors. For example, I’m currently thinking of how to create multiple, (in)compatible internets. As far as information exchange goes I’m not sure any country can have true sovereignty, security, or independence without a very custom setup. And I put national sovereignty and security above anything else.