[veavo]

It is. People here are fervently pro-ipv6 and won't admit it, but your theory is completely right.

[phpisthebest]

If I put my Conspiracy Hat on, the reason they just did not Extend ipV4 to just add some more address space is to purposefully eliminate Privacy on the internet

There is a huge number of people that believe in things like a "Real Names Policy", and that Anonymous Access to the internet was a mistake, These people hold positions of power in organizations that make the standards.

[veavo]

Na, it's just that ipv6 was conceived when the ideas of privacy on the internet weren't advanced enough.