[Uh7seidu]

The end-to-end principle where any node on the internet can talk to any other one. This allows anyone to start a service and services (and people) talk to each other without intermediaries. It levels the playing field. Losing that concentrates power and takes options from individuals.

[pixl97]

Yep. CG-NAT puts all the power on your ISP.

You want VOIP, sorry your double nat'ed connection messes up about half the time, you better by telephone service with us instead.

[erikb]

How so? It's just a way of representation. The power is still with the ISPs, backbone providers and governments. Power would only flow to the end user if the communication technology itself would enable him direct 1:1 communication to everybody else.

E.g. if everybody uses IPv6 China can still block you when you are located in their network. Not a single grain more power to you.