The issue is too many people (in the US) focus on quantity instead of quality. They want to spend less on more food instead. If they focused on buying and eating better foods they might have be in better health. Yes I know better food typically costs more but most I know aren't willing to even try. When Whole Foods opened up in my town, coworkers all complained how expensive it was .. even calling it "Whole Paycheck". I told them it was a good thing because shopping there meant you can't afford to be fat. They all still complain about their weight and food prices while continuing to eat processed foods they get from Walmart and Costco.

Obligatory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

I suspect it is another attempt by these universities to get access to the principle. Many of these endowments have restrictions that prevent the schools from touching the principle.

For the same reason we pay for a lot of things we may not ever use. It was put there for there for everyone based on a need for some people. Schools and roads are good examples. Some folks never have kids but they pay for schools. People pay for road taxes but they don't drive on most of them.

The idea is that we all pay for things that are deemed for the majority or the greater good. You may not need (or want) them now but they are there if and when you need them.

Not surprising since adult entertainment (porn and online gambling) is usually the first to adopt new tech. I have very little remorse for the "influencers" being displaced since many (probably most) are really just outsourced salespeople showing off "amazing" things for you to buy.

My first thought too

A lifetime discounts for you!

It is all about the cost and seen as too expensive for what it provides in the short run.

Regulations, standards, etc come to exist because when to many organizations won't do the right thing without being forced.

Maybe they will keep AM around. AM covers a wide area for sure ..but the sound quality is not so good for music.

Same here and if I hear Metallica playing anywhere I change the station/channel if I can.

Lars/Metallica complaining about sharing music probably accelerated the development of apps like LimeWire that shared any kind of files.

I have seen this brought up for state and national borders. Who's responsibility is it to correctly declare and prove residency? IME it is the employee who provides their employer with the proof for the employer for payroll (taxes, benefits, etc).

I may have reversed your comparison ... I should know not to post before coffee. :-)

Fiber to the home is more of a fixed service. I would not really consider it a mobile service.

Their rates look good to me - https://epb.com/fi-speed-inter...

Subsidized? Well they were the local municipal power company first and then Internet provider. They post their financials but I don't have the time to dig in to see if the customer base pays for the whole thing or if all residents pay into it.

IIRC - Chatanooga TN , aka "Gig City" , ran fiber to homes and has been offering gigabit ISP service to residents for many years now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

This.

There are also some folks that even without metrics everyone knows who they are and what they do since they are valued resources on every project or maybe they help everyone else get their job done.