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I'm the first who is very critical of online Americentrism, but this tweet is virtually the opposite. It is raising an issue that is a problem in the US as com
by Mordisquitos 6y ago
I'm the first who is very critical of online Americentrism, but this tweet is virtually the opposite.
It is raising an issue that is a problem in the US as compared to most, if not all, of the developed World that many ordinary Americans are probably unaware of—precisely because of their US-centric cultural isolation.
- luckylion 6y agoBut as you can see from this thread, it's not a problem "as compared to most, if not all, of the developed World". It's a problem in lot's of countries, including Germany, Austria, France, and the UK.
- coldtea 6y agoAs we can see from this thread, the US is worse than all of those countries (and even where it is now, it got later than them) - more expensive, less options, less speed, very limited in tons of places. It's just that these other countries also have complains, but those are at their own level of service, not compared to the US.
- refurb 6y agoNo, as someone who has experience the internet in the US and other countries, the US does not have the worst internet. Not even close (and I’m talking other western countries). It’s US-centric because the author doesn’t know this but just assumes it.