Demarchy. Random selection is good enough as long as the pool is big and fresh people get cycled in regularly. It sidesteps a whole host of problems, and the new problems it introduces are relatively minor in my view.

Yep, I grew up being taught Catholics were fake Christians who worship Mary and their saints instead of god, and in so doing are actually worshipping demons because “Satanists” control the Catholic church.

Regardless of whether your ISP is leveraging their ownership of your router to violate your privacy, they are using it to exploit you financially. Owning your own equipment is always going to save you money compared to what an ISP will charge you in rent.