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Hopefully remote work, low orbit sat internet, solar efficiency, electric & autonomous cars will all lead to further Technical solutions to people problems.

omgwtfbyobbq 7y ago
It's all people problems. To be fair, those technical solutions would address the people problems precipitated by the earlier technical solutions that drove people to cities in the first place, which were created to address earlier people problems, and so on....
s_y_n_t_a_x 7y ago
Remote work: your career is where you base your life around. If you want true freedom, remote work is necessary. Low orbit sat. internet: internet access should be a fundamental right to all humans, there are still areas all around the world, including the US where there's little to no service because it's not economically viable to put a tower up or run lines. Solar panels: if the internet is a right, then electricity definitely is. The ability to generate your own energy doesn't only embrace green ideals, it embraces American ideals. Electic & autonomous cars: America is huge, and we all want to be connected w/o being crowded. If we can travel and stay connected with each other in a clean and safe way we should do it. Trains are part of it, but let's not throwaway a century of progress. Source: I live in a small town. I have fresh air, I can see the stardust, and I paid $75k for my 3 bedroom house.
- brosinante 7y ago
  Most people don't live in the states, many places don't get sun coverage and those that do are too poor to invest on solar or maintain it, there's better ways to get internet besides orbiting routers, what's "true freedom" and why is a career required to have it.
  - s_y_n_t_a_x 7y ago
    > Most people don't live in the states, The thread I replied to referenced American housing so I chose that perspective both in terms of location and financial status. > there's better ways to get internet besides orbiting routers Carriers refuse to put up towers in low populated areas that won't make money. Utility companies and ISPs will not run fiber for the same reasons. Current satellite providers only offer geo-sat orbit and only have a couple satellites. This adds up to terrible latency and god awful bandwidth limits. Starlink on the other hand has a potential to be faster than fiber in some scenarios. Haven't heard from Loon. Facebook gave up. What's the way you suggest? Honestly satellites sound the most practical of those lol.
    - vangelis 7y ago
      ISPs won't run fiber even when we give them money hand over fist to do it.

omgwtfbyobbq 7y ago

It's all people problems. To be fair, those technical solutions would address the people problems precipitated by the earlier technical solutions that drove people to cities in the first place, which were created to address earlier people problems, and so on....

s_y_n_t_a_x 7y ago

Remote work: your career is where you base your life around. If you want true freedom, remote work is necessary. Low orbit sat. internet: internet access should be a fundamental right to all humans, there are still areas all around the world, including the US where there's little to no service because it's not economically viable to put a tower up or run lines. Solar panels: if the internet is a right, then electricity definitely is. The ability to generate your own energy doesn't only embrace green ideals, it embraces American ideals. Electic & autonomous cars: America is huge, and we all want to be connected w/o being crowded. If we can travel and stay connected with each other in a clean and safe way we should do it. Trains are part of it, but let's not throwaway a century of progress. Source: I live in a small town. I have fresh air, I can see the stardust, and I paid $75k for my 3 bedroom house.

brosinante 7y ago
Most people don't live in the states, many places don't get sun coverage and those that do are too poor to invest on solar or maintain it, there's better ways to get internet besides orbiting routers, what's "true freedom" and why is a career required to have it.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y ago
  > Most people don't live in the states, The thread I replied to referenced American housing so I chose that perspective both in terms of location and financial status. > there's better ways to get internet besides orbiting routers Carriers refuse to put up towers in low populated areas that won't make money. Utility companies and ISPs will not run fiber for the same reasons. Current satellite providers only offer geo-sat orbit and only have a couple satellites. This adds up to terrible latency and god awful bandwidth limits. Starlink on the other hand has a potential to be faster than fiber in some scenarios. Haven't heard from Loon. Facebook gave up. What's the way you suggest? Honestly satellites sound the most practical of those lol.
  - vangelis 7y ago
    ISPs won't run fiber even when we give them money hand over fist to do it.