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China disproves your theory. Over 90% have access to broadband fiber at affordable rates. Sure it's heavily censored and a tool for state propaganda. But the U
by dpau 7y ago
China disproves your theory. Over 90% have access to broadband fiber at affordable rates. Sure it's heavily censored and a tool for state propaganda. But the US looks like a third world country in comparison. I agree with the original post, we as Americans should do better.
- huffmsa 7y agoCheap in terms of dollars. But add in the totalitarianism, censorship, 60m+ dead in the last 50 years, and I don't think you'll find the price to be particularly cheap. I'll take my slower but steadier progress.
- dpau 7y agoYou're conflating issues. The question was whether or not government investment in internet infrastructure was possible or sustainable. China proves that it is, even over a huge country with a huge rural population. And they did it within the past decade! The US could do the same, presumably without killing millions of people. And I do mean cheap in terms of local standard of living. 1 year of high speed broadband fiber costs less than $100USD.
- shiftless 7y agoWell then go right ahead and get right on that for us, please. Wait, what? You want to rob ME in order to pay for it? No thanks. If you think your idea is so great, come up with the money to fund it yourself. Stop robbing the world.