Starlink Is a Big Deal

Re:Starlink Is a Big Deal by mantap on Thursday January 30, 2020 @03:33AM (#22189839)

I don't agree. I grew up (partially) before DSL, as did everybody before Gen Z, and I'm very thankful for it. I don't think always on internet is necessary for a fulfilling childhood. There's so much more to the world than the internet.

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Re:Starlink Is a Big Deal by bzbarsky on Thursday January 30, 2020 @04:44AM (#22190147)

It's not if society is generally structured around that, sure.

But if the only way to find out what your homework is is a website, and that homework is posted as a multimegabyte PDF (this is how it's working for my kids, not a hypothetical), then lack of an available internet connection immediately affects your ability to effectively attend school, for example.

Now we can have a discussion about whether school is necessary for a fulfilling childhood, of course. :)

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Re:Starlink Is a Big Deal by bilbo0s on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:17PM (#22198991)

Or more fundamentally, a discussion on whether pdf's on websites are necessary for school work?

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Re:Starlink Is a Big Deal by bzbarsky on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:55PM (#22239505)

Clearly not, if people are willing to hand out the same thing on paper. But they're not, for various reasons..

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