Riches in the ground

A cross-section of earth with root-like cable bundles threading through dark soil, BGP routes branching between autonomous systems like mycelium. Deep underground, something is quietly redirecting the flow. The map says the traffic arrived safely. It did not.

Imagine the Internet as a giant, constantly shifting map where every network (run by companies like Google, ISPs, or cloud providers) has to figure out how to send data to every other network.

This is not done with a single master plan. It works through a mix of cooperation, handshake agreements, and some technology under the hood. When one digs deep enough though …

Forever in progress ...