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scarp · 4749 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why wireless mesh networks won’t save us from censorship
Yes, but those network structures have many advantages that wireless mesh networks do not. For one, they're largely wired, which rules out problems of inference. Secondly, they're well funded: that means they can afford to run cables under roads and oceans while hiring dedicated, salaried staff to maintain the network around the clock. Thirdly, they're easily monetized, and as such get much more support from entrepreneurs and corporations looking to use the system for profit.
I'm not saying it's not important to try, but I do think we should realize the very real hurdles we face. Surely mesh networks aren't the only way to go, or even the best way to go. The technology needed to make a viable "peoples' network" might not have been invented yet.