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by Mexxer 4071 days ago
What a bunch of nonsense!

His main argument is that the internet is not economically sustainable, but even IF the current infrastructure would stob being supported humanity would find ways to keep it alive because it made our lives so much easier and we can't live without it anymore. We might switch to a decentralized infrastructure like Maidsafe is building for example and that would eliminate the economic issue this guy is blabbering about.

But the END of the internet? That's ridiculous!

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> it made our lives so much easier and we can't live without it anymore

You might think differently if for example you are an OAP struggling to pay heating bills or you live in Sao Paulo and the taps don't always work.

Agreed, some form of internet will probably survive for quite a long time, but that is addressed in the article.