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by JustSomeNobody 3338 days ago
Overthinking it. The internet is great because it is as simple as a bunch of computers talking via socket connections. Do that but with encryption. Let everything else grow the way it wants to.

This sounds like a framework. Not a good idea. You'll eventually find something that the framework cannot support, but you've over thought everything, so adding that is next to impossible, so time for a rewrite.
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emrgx 3338 days ago
Fair enough. Not endorsing the idea of Cicada but it does open up an interesting conversation about the future of the internet. Can we really say "nope, the internet is good enough." That like saying "nope the horse and buggy works fine. why change it?" Not putting words in your mouth, just making a point about the general trend of trite comments here being hostile to new ideas. I think we should discuss the viability of the internet in the near future.

FWIW- I do agree they overthought everything.

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JustSomeNobody 3338 days ago
Good points. I'm not opposed to new ideas, but what I like most about the internet is just how simple it is. Whatever comes next, I don't believe we should lose that.
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