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As an American traveling abroad for the first time was eye-opening. Even in the developing world (heck especially in the developing world) it is easy and inexp

by skohan 7y ago

As an American traveling abroad for the first time was eye-opening. Even in the developing world (heck especially in the developing world) it is easy and inexpensive to get a sim card plus data. North Americans should be in the streets demanding regulation of telecoms.

komali2 7y ago
Nothing made me a more "woke" American than my first trip abroad. I wish there was some way I could share the privilege I had to do so with more people here.
- 0815test 7y ago
  "Woke" Americans have their own stereotypes about foreign countries, though. It's a very self-centered mindset in quite unhelpful ways, which frequently devolve into outright wishful thinking. For instance, while the U.S. might definitely want to regulate telcos more strictly in some ways, I don't see nearly as much appreciation for the fact that even the current level of healthcare regulation and government involvement is likely highly detrimental!
  - komali2 7y ago
    What? If you were to take the standpoint of an American that desired emulating other first world countries, how would that standpoint not be in favor of further healthcare regulation and government involvement? Considering the majority of other first world countries have heavily socialized healthcare systems or universal healthcare?
espes 7y ago
What are you talking about? The United States is one of the only countries in the world where it's possible to walk into a store and walk out with an unlimited prepaid sim, and the only others have a much higher population density.
- skohan 7y ago
  Which carrier? Maybe this has changed but it was not the case when I was living there 7 years ago.
jalgos_eminator 7y ago
And you get 4g nearly everywhere! It blew my American mind to pieces. I would intentionally check my phone on random gravel roads in the mountains and there was almost always 4g. We even had a hiking guide take a phone call on a mountain pass.

by skohan 7y ago

komali2 7y ago

Nothing made me a more "woke" American than my first trip abroad. I wish there was some way I could share the privilege I had to do so with more people here.

0815test 7y ago
"Woke" Americans have their own stereotypes about foreign countries, though. It's a very self-centered mindset in quite unhelpful ways, which frequently devolve into outright wishful thinking. For instance, while the U.S. might definitely want to regulate telcos more strictly in some ways, I don't see nearly as much appreciation for the fact that even the current level of healthcare regulation and government involvement is likely highly detrimental!
- komali2 7y ago
  What? If you were to take the standpoint of an American that desired emulating other first world countries, how would that standpoint not be in favor of further healthcare regulation and government involvement? Considering the majority of other first world countries have heavily socialized healthcare systems or universal healthcare?

espes 7y ago

What are you talking about? The United States is one of the only countries in the world where it's possible to walk into a store and walk out with an unlimited prepaid sim, and the only others have a much higher population density.

skohan 7y ago
Which carrier? Maybe this has changed but it was not the case when I was living there 7 years ago.

jalgos_eminator 7y ago

And you get 4g nearly everywhere! It blew my American mind to pieces. I would intentionally check my phone on random gravel roads in the mountains and there was almost always 4g. We even had a hiking guide take a phone call on a mountain pass.