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Worse than 'dropbox' There are 3 billion people without internet. It's not a human right, but it's the next tier. There's a clear path to hooking many of thes

Worse than 'dropbox' There are 3 billion people without internet. It's not a human right, but it's the next tier. There's a clear path to hooking many of these people up. For instance aid organisations. Unlike installing the scam computer labs where they can just forget upkeep and training, it's known upfront costs they have to be accountable for. And better, small businesses like cafes. But the 1% are worried it might make their stars look less authentic and their bored ultrarich reddit life needs drama. Because in reality they don't want to actually go to space and be with the stars, screw that tech of cheap launches and using space, it's just about the books and TV and the appearance. People are both awful to others and so uninspiring as a default setting. [edit] For the Flagged reply, it's not logical. The now is a mass of high entropy. The battle forward is already reducing that. This is about caring about their healthcare as human beings for instance, not their crappy Facebook posts. We are about to be hit by AI to mass spam us all, can't you see that? I understand the 'I like real stars' and 'nice conversations', but this is bigger than that. They are people.

HenryKissinger 6y ago
> There are 3 billion people without internet. It's not a human right, but it's the next tier. The half of humanity without an Internet access is for the most part poor and uneducated people from third world countries. I don't want these people on the Internet. The state of online discourse outside of tightly moderated niche communities like HN is already awful. Cranks, bigots, conspiracists, and other trashy people abound. And that's with only the top half of humanity having access to the Internet. If the other half gets access then I see no choice but to balkanize the Internet into walled communities. Any discussion forum worth reading will become invite-only and be locked behind layers of passwords and access gates. Anyone with an Internet connection can google "HN" and land on this page. Now you're going to have 3 billion mostly illiterate people roaming the web, opening Facebook groups, posting anything that's on their mind on any forum they can.
- ribas 6y ago
  God forbid poor people having access to something so pure as the internet, we should make a KYC before letting anyone use Google or Facebook
- joezydeco 6y ago
  So if even one of those 3 billion people is smarter, more creative, more interesting than you...are you willing to give up your seat at the table for that person? Just asking out of curiosity, because almost all of us here won the lottery by being born in the right place at the right time. What's your reason for being here?

HenryKissinger 6y ago

> There are 3 billion people without internet. It's not a human right, but it's the next tier. The half of humanity without an Internet access is for the most part poor and uneducated people from third world countries. I don't want these people on the Internet. The state of online discourse outside of tightly moderated niche communities like HN is already awful. Cranks, bigots, conspiracists, and other trashy people abound. And that's with only the top half of humanity having access to the Internet. If the other half gets access then I see no choice but to balkanize the Internet into walled communities. Any discussion forum worth reading will become invite-only and be locked behind layers of passwords and access gates. Anyone with an Internet connection can google "HN" and land on this page. Now you're going to have 3 billion mostly illiterate people roaming the web, opening Facebook groups, posting anything that's on their mind on any forum they can.

ribas 6y ago
God forbid poor people having access to something so pure as the internet, we should make a KYC before letting anyone use Google or Facebook
joezydeco 6y ago
So if even one of those 3 billion people is smarter, more creative, more interesting than you...are you willing to give up your seat at the table for that person? Just asking out of curiosity, because almost all of us here won the lottery by being born in the right place at the right time. What's your reason for being here?