Google almost shipped a DRM for the whole internet in 2023, and they will try again

Yes that's absolute shit thing to do.

It's also on completely different OSI layer.

I don't see the difference between your comment and a statement like "I don't like email so let's stop using TCP".

Yes WEI operated between layer 5 and 7.

But the day your bank and insurance implement WEI, it'll going to be too late to switch to another protocol. Your existence will depend on it.

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		Honestly, I think at some point we will need something similar to WEI to ensure we’re interacting with other humans in a hostile AI internet.