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Re:Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics, ... by Nasrudith on Saturday August 24, 2019 @12:17PM (#20787987)
The whole "aesthetics" thing against new technology always struck me as bizzare and selective given all of the far uglier things already in place that they actively like.

It seems to be the Oscar Wilde practically satirical "Anything which is of practical use is ugly and anything which isn't is beautiful".

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Re:Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics, ... by mooselumps on Saturday August 24, 2019 @12:59PM (#20788255)
I don’t disagree with your sentiment but the 5G modem pictured on a pole in Atlanta looked like a mess with lots of exposed wires. I’ve never seen anything like that outside of a messy set up in a home office.

I’m fairly certain that the carriers could fit the antennas and wiring into a more clean looking packages to put on poles.

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