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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @09:08PM (#24853974)
We tried this "subsidise nothing" approach in britain in the 1800, people had to pay for being in jail, and for being judged. There was no public police, investigation or fire service. It was miserable, corruption was massive, streets were dangerous, and whole towns burned to the ground. Penatly for the smallest crime was death, and it didn't help.

Either you accept that civilisation needs infrastructure to function, or you live like a medieval peasant.

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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by GoOnThenDoTell on Thursday October 22, 2020 @12:28AM (#24854879)
Do you happen to know where I can read more about how that came to be the situation, or is it more that it’s the default and anything else is gravy?
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Re:Stable 1.2 Gigabit/s Internet achieved in moving train in... by SnowProblem on Thursday October 22, 2020 @02:49AM (#24855501)
Seconded, sounds interesting. I don't accept the either-or statement at the end, but I would love to learn more about Britain's history of funding infrastructure.
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