Yes, I agree - it is important to develop alternatives to the underlying infrastructure. Decentralised DNS is step 1, then more hardware related systems - Mesh networking is the main alternative at this point, but I'm sure there will be more.
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I recently noted that Qortal has abandoned it's original intention to create a mesh network that didn't depend on legacy infrastructure. Something like Starlink would work.
It's not really something I keep up with at this point because a lot of the problems can be tackled at the software / app layer - but we will probably reach a point where that isn't enough.
Starlink presents the same problem as the legacy hardware, in that it is controlled by a central organisation/individual. We have some way to go before we have a decentralised space agency! :)
Dao funded rockets for bypassing the DNS issue (with satellites on them), I wonder if this is when the various “space forces” of the fiat nations will be called into action to “defend”
haha, the real space programs are secret and way in advance of what we see publicly. i have no doubt that any Hive satellites would mysteriously fail as soon as they start to bypass controls.
Well, I'm fine with other folks having their own infrastructure, but we should have our own, and that is what I mean to state. I'm willing to kick in. I bet most folks would be to have a network that enables personal speech at will, and currency transactions as well. I dunno that Hive has the wherewithal itself to fund such a platform, but I'd also bet there's plenty of folks that aren't on Hive that would be just as willing to kick in.
We'd have to agree that sovereign individuals' speech would be sacred, inviolable, and our transactions too. I'm willing to agree to that. I wonder if there's enough folks that would also to provide nominal resources to attain to a decentralized satellite network.
Well, I think the total market cap of crypto as a whole is sufficient to get going at least, but it's clearly a very complicated concept to map out, let alone implement.
I think avoiding physical infrastructure and relying on full decentralisation by use of smartphones and devices as the actual nodes is by far the most sensible approach - at least to begin with... So that pretty much means something along the lines of mesh networks.
I haven't really looked into mesh networks much, but I imagine the incentivising people to participate in a similar way to the way that blockchains mine new blocks could work to solve some of the issues.
I also saw this potential, including piggy-backing offensively on extant commercial surveillance networks like LoRa, Bluetooth local,and etc., as well as independent mechanisms like Qortal, but am disappointed so far as Qortal has apparently abandoned it's attempt create such a mesh network, and other than Nostr nothing has afflicted commercially operated surveillance mesh networks, and infesting BTC makes rocking that network with censorship able to kill both those birds with one stone. I haven't kept an eye on Beechat well enough to have meaningful comment at present, but I should.
So, I have graduated to looking to actual physical infrastructure, and satellite is likely the most cost effective option today, as is suggested by the ongoing investments in that sector. I don't see wired networks as possible today. Even with satellite infrastructure a mesh network is still the best form of implementation potential, IMHO.
Either we break out some kind of mesh network, whether parasitic on legacy infrastructure or using novel infrastructure, or we get broken, IMHO. So, I completely agree with your thesis in the OP.
I just searched for: mesh network decentralized internet
and found this: https://www.helium.com/
I haven't got time to look into it atm, but I think there will be a variety of such projects out there in various states.
I am in the same situation today, but am certain sure we will both intend to better appraise the mesh network market sooner than later.
Edit: I didn't do more than visit that link, but finding there this:
doesn't encourage me this is going to be beneficial to sovereign society.