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 Scaling
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In the context of computers,
scaling just means
making something bigger.

So a "scalable design" is
a design that can handle
more users,
more data,
more network traffic
without changing the fundamental nature
of the design.

The design
is still the same design,
just bigger.

The Small Internet doesn't scale.
If it did, it wouldn't be the Small Internet.

That's a disadvantage.

But the Small Internet
has some advantages too.

For one thing,
we've got a fighting chance
of understanding the Small Internet.

We can understand the Small Internet
well enough to
hack it,
control it,
bend it to our will.

We make the Small Internet
suit our purposes,
not just the purposes
we have been permitted to pursue.

Another advantage is that
the resources we need
to create the Small Internet
are within our grasp.

We own it, top to bottom.
The Small Internet is _ours_,
not theirs.

We understand the Small Internet,
and we own it ourselves.

If that sounds like a deal
you might be interested in,
for whatever reason
or no reason at all,
then let's talk.

Because that's what
we're building together.

Wanna help?