> I disagree. Think about every time you use a service (website, email, etc.) you've used before via a network you don't trust (e.g. free WiFi).

Hm? The reason I do use those services over a network I don't trust is because they're wrapped in authenticated, encrypted channels. The authenticated encryption happens at a layer above the network because I don't trust the network.

The "end game" is mentioned explicitly in the article:

> Shorter lifetimes mitigate the effects of using potentially revoked certificates. In 2023, CA/B Forum took this philosophy to another level by approving short-lived certificates, which expire within 7 days, and which do not require CRL or OCSP support.

Shorter-lived certificates make OCSP and other revocation mechanisms less of a load-bearing component within the Web PKI. This is a good thing, since neither CAs nor browsers have managed to make timely revocation methods scale well.

(I don't think there's any monetary or power advantage to doing this. The reason to do it is because shorter lifetimes make it harder for server operators to normalize deviant certificate operation practices. The reasoning there is the same as with backups or any other period operational task: critical processes must be continually tested and evaluated for correctness.)

Sure; emphasis on "most people."

I hazard you that there's little to no market for things that are solely "highly memorable," especially politically polarizing ones. Most people don't want to own a Hitler Youth knife, for example.

Cogent summary. The article mentions Eco's "armageddon complex" concept, but another important one is syncretism: contemporary fascist movements don't have an internally consistent set of worldviews, but instead a swirling syncresis of reactionary positions that fight for prominence within the larger movement. These positions contradict each other, but are unified in being (1) reactionary, and (2) tied to an armageddon, rapture, or other "great event" that shifts the tide away from secular humanism.