The incomplete internet: Why decentralization is inevitable

The internet is incomplete rather than finished, and a shift toward open, permissionless, decentralized systems is presented as both important and inevitable. The text says the foundational protocols, such as HTTP and SMTP, were standardized long ago, while the platform layer above them is dominated by a handful of gatekeepers that control access, curate content and shape information flow. It cites outages of major platforms, censorship and users questioning who owns their data as signs of strain. Blockchain systems, DAOs, Mastodon and Farcaster are offered as responses that promise interoperability, user sovereignty and resilience, though the text acknowledges challenges such as scalability and governance disputes.