Is it true that there is a conspiracy that Network Address Translation was invented so that users will not be able to host websites and make the internet from a powerful peer to peer network to a TV network where there is a distinction between producers and consumers?
No, this is not true. Network Address Translation (NAT) was not invented as part of a conspiracy to prevent users from hosting websites and to turn the internet into a TV network where there is a distinction between producers and consumers.
NAT was actually developed as a solution to the problem of IP address depletion, which occurred due to the rapid growth of the internet and the limited number of available IP addresses. NAT allows multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address, which helps to conserve the limited supply of public IP addresses.
While NAT may make it more difficult for users to host websites on their personal computers or small networks, it was not designed for this purpose. Additionally, the internet continues to be a powerful peer-to-peer network, and there are many opportunities for individuals to create and share content online. The distinction between producers and consumers on the internet is not due to NAT but rather a natural result of the way people use the internet and create content.