> run by competent, principled people.
That is a root cause of a lot of problem. Whatever org you build eventually honest competent people will be replaced by callous assholes.
That is a root cause of a lot of problem. Whatever org you build eventually honest competent people will be replaced by callous assholes.
1. ICANN might see this as an existential threat, realize that they can't act with impunity, and will start to change their behavior. I am pretty pessimistic about ICANN's current leadership, and think this is less likely to happen.
2. The powers that be will start to see what a disaster this would be, and will find a way to replace the current ICANN leadership. I think this is more likely to happen.
Either way, the result is a better outcome for everyone, at least for a while. But that's how governance works -- leadership tries to get away with whatever they can, and people need to get angry enough to threaten their ability to continue down that path. This process doesn't end.
Fuck ICANN, why would US government want to continue to support a corrupt international organization trying to avoid US government oversight?