It definitely fails at scale. Not everyone is rich enough that they can live on the mountains off the grid with starlink/hughes as their only non airgapped link

It definitely fails at scale. Not everyone is rich enough that they can live on the mountains off the grid with starlink/hughes as their only non airgapped link to civilization. We all know you can use solar panels and live "without" by using nonperishables and just a few basic electronics and old fashioned entertainment like books and board games. I mean it's been done a thousand times by various bloggers. I camped out for 3 weeks once, with the only modern convenience being a rain barrel shower to shower off every 3 days or so. It was an enlightening experience that I don't really want to repeat.