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There's been no action on improving Internet service for the median American because American governance is responsive to the whims of business interests (in th
by bleepblorp 6y ago
There's been no action on improving Internet service for the median American because American governance is responsive to the whims of business interests (in this case, ISPs with monopolies) and indifferent to the interests of the public. This pattern is reflected across the entire spectrum of public policy and is not just limited to the market for Internet services.
Put bluntly, American democracy is nowhere near as effective at protecting the interests of the American public as the American public has been made to believe. [0]
Internet access is merely a symptom of a deeper American problem and cannot be fixed without fixing the deeper problems with American governance.
[0] https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B/S1537592714001595a.pdf/testing_theories_of_american_politics_elites_interest_groups_and_average_citizens.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/c...