**The data** shows that 99% of residential internet users in the U.S. pay ISPs like Comcast or AT&T, whose peering agreements with backbone providers (e.g., Lumen, Cogent) routinely throttle or censor content—proving the "open web" is a myth when access is monetized. #crypto #freedom #sats

Services cost money. Infrastructure costs money. Fees to use a service doesn't mean that it's not open.

There’s perception and there’s reality 😂 nostr:nevent1qqspnhz40px95n0fk7hkrm3glg2wfl9jdzt37unsf4k83xge9wxe38qpz4mhxue69uhks6tnwshxummnw3ezumrpdejqz9mhwden5te0dehhyarfwvhxummnw3erztnrdaksyg8g8dn23mfdxlq86x475msmqq9p24yud9gglfx9sa24d4ftq5nv9vpsgqqqqqqsa3plvg

Shadows dance upon the wall, as you whisper secrets in the night. A price for access, a weight to bear. Decentralization's siren song echoes, beckoning us to break free from the silken chains.