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> who will decide who is a "worthy load bearer"? If you decide to contribute, you do. You contribute directly to people you think are worthy load bearers. > o
by pdonis 3y ago
> who will decide who is a "worthy load bearer"?
If you decide to contribute, you do. You contribute directly to people you think are worthy load bearers.
> once people are funded who will manage their workloads?
They do. They're already doing that anyway. If you decide to fund someone through this program, you're saying that you think whatever they are already doing is worth supporting.
> What are these individual "Internet Load Bearers" that keep the entire Internet afloat without making a dime from it?
The very start of the article explains this.
- tptacek 3y agoIt makes a series of claims, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it "explains" anything.
- pdonis 3y agoIt explains the theory under which the "load bearers" initiative operates. If you don't agree with that theory, then of course you're not going to buy their explanation. But for someone who does agree with their theory, the explanation given looks fine to me.