[protocolture]

I was all ready to read a story about how BGP and TCP/IP are a bad fit for democracy.

I dont care about social media algorithms, as far as I am concerned its settled that they suck. Its also not "The architecture of the internet" in any way shape or form.

[rbanffy]

“The Internet” is more than its low-level transport layer.

[protocolture]

You might be conflating "The Internet" with "The Web" which is common.

And the OP article specifically says "Architecture". The architecture of a building is not a seat at a table inside the building, even if the building contains it.

[rbanffy]

I’d say “The Internet” includes “The Web” and when someone refers to its “architecture”, it can be a number of different things. If they wanted to be specific about the low level plumbing, they would probably use the proper names for the protocols and systems.

And, sometimes, the architect of a building also designs the furniture and other equipment. Oscar Niemeyer’s headquarters of the French Communist Party is a great example of that, where the architect went on to design the building’siconic chairs.

[protocolture]

If someone sent me a link to "The Architecture of Oscar Niemeyer’s headquarters of the French Communist Party" I wouldn't expect the content to be solely about the chairs.

[rbanffy]

I’m not sure about you, but when people talk about the internet, or use the internet, they are not thinking about IP or BGP.