In my case it’s largely “I tried and it didn’t work so I gave up because I didn’t know nor care enough to figure out why”.
At this point it seems to me it’s more of a nice to have than a requirement.
At this point it seems to me it’s more of a nice to have than a requirement.
On the contrary, ipv6 is enabled on my public server and works fine.
Except for the fact that, you know, we've _literally_ ran out of addresses bar a very, very limited supply? And that _billions_ of people won't be able to access the internet as a result?
I can only imagine we'll be this complacent with things like oil, or plastic pollution or anything. Only acting when it's _far_ too late. Every ISP around the world should have pledged IPv6 20 years ago, but some are _still_ not starting today!
You may think you're fine because you are able to access ycombinator.com and leave your message, but imagine how many people simply cannot access the v4 network due to address shortages.
So sure, sharing an IP amongst many people may help a little, but we've already ran out _today_. There are people living right now that will _never_ be able to access the internet or make a website because of this.
One example: Digital Ocean have a cap on the number of servers they can run at one time due to the fact each droplet gets a unique v4.
V4 is dead, time for money to be spent in the right places :)
I’d generally focus on the cost of losing P2P and the continuing rise in the number of devices the average person uses.
Well, if that's the only problem then I think we can tone down the sense of urgency because 1) there are much, much bigger problems to deal with in life and 2) the web has become a shithole with its growth in popularity.
That's my opinion of course. I'm guessing that you think Internet access and Internet publishing are basic rights of human existence, but I would disagree with that.
I don't know you, but I bet given enough information I can find ways the internet are vital to your way of life.