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by Plasmoid 1590 days ago
> if anything sticking to IPV4 will lead to more "selective" use.

That's a scarcity mindset and isn't useful in this case.

Who cares if "low" value things use the internet? Imagine a network in rural Africa. It can't pay market rates for IP addresses but would be extremely valuable for its users.

IP addresses aren't a negative externality like pollution or traffic, they're an artificial construct. So restricting them doesn't actually help people, and making them abundant is a huge benefit to literally everyone.