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0 pointsrighthand6mo ago0 comments

I’m not making an argument for quotas, just explaining why they usually are included. It’s a cheap way to add “market” value to something aka scarcity.

The issue would occur in the suggested system when ICANN decides to one day stop creating 250 domain names down to 25 domain names or some such change that increases the value of the gtlds to ridiculous numbers only the wealthy/well-connected can afford.

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Daviey6mo ago

Why is the goal to artificially increase the value of tld's?

righthandOP6mo ago

Because capitalists run ICANN. Or because adding a monetary barrier reduces spam. If creating a tld is free then there is no system or at least no ICANN.

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0 pointsrighthand6mo ago0 comments

I’m not making an argument for quotas, just explaining why they usually are included. It’s a cheap way to add “market” value to something aka scarcity.

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Daviey6mo ago

Why is the goal to artificially increase the value of tld's?

righthandOP6mo ago

Because capitalists run ICANN. Or because adding a monetary barrier reduces spam. If creating a tld is free then there is no system or at least no ICANN.

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