Privacy

We should all start looking into decentralized network infrastructure like a wifi&lora meshnet or community run satellite connection.

As usual, its a great idea. But it requires the kind of coordinated effort and extensive financial commitment that anarchist movements never seem able to muster. The great thing about the IEFT was that it set universal standards for connection and communication. Community run meshnets and one-off local groups end up with a plethora of competing standards and very insular bespoke networks.

I've played with local meshnets before and what I tend to find lacks the general utility of a standard ISP (trying connecting to your bank or your office VPN from a daisy chained local internet hub) with a few hobbyists who come and go as the mood strikes them.

It's very much a "you get what you pay for" situation. Without a real professional organization guaranteeing service, you're at the whim of someone else's hobby setup.