There might be if the current Internet wasn't almost entirely at the mercy of the whims of governments and mega-corporations. Either can too readily just "shut you off" if they desire, leaving you "out in the cold" with no means of connectivity. No VPN or encryption will help you if you're barred from even connecting to the network.
Against government it wouldn't help much. But against mega-corporations, it could be quite effective. How do you pull the plug when the logical and physical topologies don't match ?
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There might be if the current Internet wasn't almost entirely at the mercy of the whims of governments and mega-corporations. Either can too readily just "shut you off" if they desire, leaving you "out in the cold" with no means of connectivity. No VPN or encryption will help you if you're barred from even connecting to the network.
Against government it wouldn't help much. But against mega-corporations, it could be quite effective. How do you pull the plug when the logical and physical topologies don't match ?