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> The real reason why the internet centralized was because decentralization was never truly feasible.

…in the U.S.

> ISPs almost never granted static IP addresses to residential customers.

…in the U.S.

> Today, even residential fiber connections often don't offer symmetrical speeds.

…in the U.S.

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Well, as the U.S. goes, so does much of the rest of the world. If a home networking appliance doesn't make sense for the American market, it's much less likely to be built in the first place for a smaller, non-American market.

Residential customers get static IP addresses here.

Where are you? Also, are they IPv6 or IPv4 addresses?

Eastern Europe. IPv4.

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