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You can’t imagine the number of lives saved with cellular access everywhere and Internet broadband where it has never been?
by NetMageSCW 3mo ago
You can’t imagine the number of lives saved with cellular access everywhere and Internet broadband where it has never been?
- tarpitt 3mo agoProbably not that many lives, maybe like a handful of hikers every year I would guess? I think what attracts hikers in the first place is the danger, and the idea that they're exploring an area that is "outside of civilization"
- wpm 3mo agosatcoms have been accessible for decades. I have a satellite phone. It's an iPhone 14 Pro. None of this is actually necessary.
- ychompinator 3mo ago[dead]
- 0x59 3mo agoArguing that broadband internet saves lives reminds me of the argument that Jesus saves lives and the love of Jesus must be spread around the world.