On Sat, 2 Feb 2019, Mike C. wrote:
Most of them just want to be able to use the internet when they need to and don't think about things like bandwidth price, security, infrastructure, etc. My point is there's not a real public driver. People are concerned with all sorts of other issues like jobs, money, housing, healthcare, climate change, etc.
Mike, Don't forget, too, that many younger folks live on their phones so they experience life via whatever wi-fi or telcom hot spot is closest to them. They make no use of wired connections so they don't care.
Maybe I'm just an aged out techie turned hippy but I often think that high speed internet & technology does way more damage to humanity, civilization and our shared life support system and doesn't really deliver all the good that it promises and people willing shell out lots of their hard earned cash for.
Don't blame the technology; this is a people issue. You probably wouldn't blame the auto industry for the distracted, drunk, or plain incompetent drivers who cause accidents harming (and killing) others. There always have been, still are, and always will be those who use a benign technology to harm others or benefit only themselves. It's just how people are. Carpe weekend, Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
