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There might be a locked-down subset of the internet available, like we saw with AOL. Maybe there's a subnet for medical, a subnet for banking, etc.


The Internet is transforming from an open global network into 4 things:

- a substrate for business VPN tunnels (like the leased lines of old),

- regulated, approved, monitored e-commerce walled gardens,

- regulated, approved, monitored streaming walled gardens (like the cable TV of old),

- regulated, approved, monitored social media walled-gardens including chat focused ones like Discord and video focused ones like YouTube (replacing most for-print media, forums, and websites)




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