this was the old internet. as it is seen in 2024: "the net interprets economic profit as imperative, and routes toward it." next-hops will frequently be FAAN

this was the old internet. as it is seen in 2024: "the net interprets economic profit as imperative, and routes toward it." next-hops will frequently be FAANG, some faceless CDN, or the cloudflare protection grotto. Cost for the route has been supplanted in favour of cost for the shareholder.