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If this follows the same trend as energy, I'm curious about what will happen when the energy and environmental impact has to be factored into the price of inter
by phtrivier 5y ago
If this follows the same trend as energy, I'm curious about what will happen when the energy and environmental impact has to be factored into the price of internet consumption.
At some points, bandwith will stop being "free", the price of electronics will grow, etc... Then it will reach a tipping point where the masses can not afford anymore what had become "essential".
Millenials and GenZ made lots of fun of boomers in yellow yest complaining about gas price.
I wonder what demonstrations will look like when we can't afford Netflix and Tiktok and Zoom any more.
For me, I'm old enough to remember a time where switching the modem on was a thoughfull decision, because of the phone bill.
But I'm afraid it's not going to make things any easier than it was for the yellow vests who had gone through one or two gas shocks in the 70s...