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Re:The End of Localhost by rurp on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @07:46PM (#31675941)
I do think that cities should all have high quality internet available but the notion that every inch of the glode should have high speed internet, and software should be developed to that baseline, I totally disagree with.

For one, it's extremely fragile. There's only so much redundency that can be built into this infrastructure and I'd rather not see society completely grind to a halt because internet got knocked out.

Secondly, I don't even want to be connected to high speed internet every second of my life. Some people in tech find this hard to believe, but there are benefits to unplugging at times that many people appreciate.

Lastly, I shudder to think what privacy would look like in this world. Not having any escape from surveillance would lead to a grim society.

Re:The End of Localhost by lucumo on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @07:54PM (#31676010)
> Secondly, I don't even want to be connected to high speed internet every second of my life.

Then don't. Disconnect your device. The rest of us shouldn't do without something because you don't like it.