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I would argue that having internet access is not "off-grid"

• lotsofpulp 5y ago
  I would say it is the most important grid. Or least replaceable.
  • ghaff 5y ago
    Hopefully Starlink and similar help. Water/sewage is fairly straightforward anywhere you can drill a well. And there are various options for electric and heat. But if you can't get wired broadband, your options today are either satellite (expensive, laggy) or microcell (expensive, not available everywhere)--neither of which allow you to "just use" streaming and other data-intensive services a lot of people increasingly see as necessary. And outside of a short-term vacation home, it's not unreasonable to think that at least minimal (e.g. no video streaming Internet) is something of a requirement for most people.