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the difference here though is that physically you can at least own the address, but even your digital address isn't actually yours. Phone, email, ip and whatnot are all provided by someone else and can be taken away.

Domains can be stolen, deprecated or simply restricted from your use.

>>httpst+(OP)
Well, the USPS has renamed towns before. Ask Waimea, Hawaii Island, Hawaii.

>>httpst+(OP)
> physically you can at least own the address

No, a town owns an address and rents it to you. If something goes wrong with the billing you get evicted, if they want a mall they forcibly "buy" it from you.

There's no resource you can count on in this way. Resources get reallocated at some point.