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Re:The internet should be a public utility by hanniabu on Saturday March 28, 2020 @06:56PM (#22714930)
> She makes a good point: the residents don't care. Her argument is that ~20 mbps DSL is good enough for the elderly population.

I'd say that's a horrible point. Many people don't care about having guns or being monitored 24/7. That doesn't mean we shouldn't provide those as liberties.

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Re:The internet should be a public utility by kspacewalk2 on Saturday March 28, 2020 @07:04PM (#22714974)
For most non-Americans, it's fairly non-controversial that one of those should definitely be severely restricted.
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