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If I were a betting man I'd wager that technological determinism wins in the end.

by nntwozz 9mo ago

AndrewKemendo 9mo ago
Do you think they have a better shot than any other country with an explicit firewall (Eritrea, China, NK, Cuba etc…)
- Symbiote 9mo ago
  I don't think Cuba belongs on that list. They have limited service because they can't afford anything better, and the USA prevents installing additional undersea cables, but only a small number of sites are blocked by Cuba itself, such as a few Spanish language news sites run by Cuban-Americans. Many more sites are unavailable in Cuba because their USA owners refuse access to Cuba, but that's not Cuba's fault.
  - fragmede 9mo ago
    The companies block access to Cube due to sanctions, which there because of Cuba's communist government, which is their fault.
    - tryauuum 9mo ago
      You could've at least tried to put the blame on both parties in this scenario
    - C6JEsQeQa5fCjE 9mo ago
      I am more powerful than you, and I come to you with a request to act against your own interests in order to serve me. You refuse. The harsh consequences for refusing me that I am about to unleash against you are your fault. I am going to starve you for resources for decades, and any bad outcomes for your economy are your fault. You should not have refused me.
      - knowitnone3 9mo ago
        so basic economics?
      - fragmede 9mo ago
        Overthrow Fidel and democratically install a leader, instead of whatever nonsense you're pedalling.
    - xboxnolifes 9mo ago
      Somewhat of an aside, but its odd to me that "communist government" is considered both unworkably unsustainable while also must be sanctioned in order to be stopped.
  - thrownaway0511 9mo ago
    They could've easily invested more of that oil money they leeched from Venezuela into infrastructure. They built 1 optic fiber cable over a decade a ago, why didn't they build more all this time? It's always the imperialists fault, isn't it? https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALBA-1 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALBA-1

If I were a betting man I'd wager that technological determinism wins in the end.

by nntwozz 9mo ago

If I were a betting man I'd wager that technological determinism wins in the end.

AndrewKemendo 9mo ago

Do you think they have a better shot than any other country with an explicit firewall (Eritrea, China, NK, Cuba etc…)

Symbiote 9mo ago
I don't think Cuba belongs on that list. They have limited service because they can't afford anything better, and the USA prevents installing additional undersea cables, but only a small number of sites are blocked by Cuba itself, such as a few Spanish language news sites run by Cuban-Americans. Many more sites are unavailable in Cuba because their USA owners refuse access to Cuba, but that's not Cuba's fault.
- fragmede 9mo ago
  The companies block access to Cube due to sanctions, which there because of Cuba's communist government, which is their fault.
  - tryauuum 9mo ago
    You could've at least tried to put the blame on both parties in this scenario
  - C6JEsQeQa5fCjE 9mo ago
    I am more powerful than you, and I come to you with a request to act against your own interests in order to serve me. You refuse. The harsh consequences for refusing me that I am about to unleash against you are your fault. I am going to starve you for resources for decades, and any bad outcomes for your economy are your fault. You should not have refused me.
    - knowitnone3 9mo ago
      so basic economics?
    - fragmede 9mo ago
      Overthrow Fidel and democratically install a leader, instead of whatever nonsense you're pedalling.
  - xboxnolifes 9mo ago
    Somewhat of an aside, but its odd to me that "communist government" is considered both unworkably unsustainable while also must be sanctioned in order to be stopped.
- thrownaway0511 9mo ago
  They could've easily invested more of that oil money they leeched from Venezuela into infrastructure. They built 1 optic fiber cable over a decade a ago, why didn't they build more all this time? It's always the imperialists fault, isn't it? https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALBA-1 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALBA-1