Comment Re:As someone who can't get broadband... (Score 1) 140
I grew up in a rural area so 24kbs was all we had, and this is STILL the only option my parents have other that crappy satellite for $60/mo. Ten years ago 24kbs was OK for general web browsing but in the days of Web 2.0 checking my gmail from my folks is a 20 minute process. The only people bitching about not providing broadband are those who already have it. Turn off your internet for a week and see how much you've taken it for granted. I do this every so often when I go back home for holidays, and let me tell you: having no internet access whatsoever totally sucks!
I am all for nation wide broadband access because in the long run we are all benefit. You see, high speed internet gives people something amazing which is the collective knowledge of the world. Americans, as a whole, are dumb compared to the rest of the world. Think of all those backwoods country folk living in the sticks: reading, spelling, grammar, or any of the various topics of interest on Wikipedia will have a positive affect on anyone.
Give these people broadband and strengthen the collective minds of this nation so we have have a cooler future. I want my flying cars, DAMMIT!
I am all for nation wide broadband access because in the long run we are all benefit. You see, high speed internet gives people something amazing which is the collective knowledge of the world. Americans, as a whole, are dumb compared to the rest of the world. Think of all those backwoods country folk living in the sticks: reading, spelling, grammar, or any of the various topics of interest on Wikipedia will have a positive affect on anyone.
Give these people broadband and strengthen the collective minds of this nation so we have have a cooler future. I want my flying cars, DAMMIT!