I think the Net is scaling very well. Because of the way it was designed, I don't think it will come to its knees and crash. I see it as very organic in the way it's capable of living and reproducing itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The Internet's decentralized design allows it to adapt and survive stress organically.
- In plain terms
- The Internet is designed to keep working even when parts of it break.
- What can you take from it?
- Decentralized design makes the Internet resilient and adaptable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes systems resilient?
- How do technologies survive?
Another view
Centralized services and bottlenecks can still cause significant outages.
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