People Had to Be Convinced of the Usefulness of Electricity

Re:People Had to Be Convinced of the Usefulness of Electricity by Akronymus on Sunday March 19, 2023 @06:44PM (#35224495)

With that same argumentation, it can be argued that moving food from rural areas into cities is doing something for the benefit of people living in cities, not society as a whole.

Also, internet and such for rural people benefits society as a whole, indirectly. For example, better crop yields (Through better access to information) and such.

So, I think your argument is deeply flawed.

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Re:People Had to Be Convinced of the Usefulness of Electricity by thrown123098 on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:02AM (#35227135)

The difference is that food is paid for on the free market. Government infrastructure isn't.

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Re:People Had to Be Convinced of the Usefulness of Electricity by bumby on Monday March 20, 2023 @09:16AM (#35231034)

But if you take a look at the massive amounts of subsidies (to both farmers and consumers), you realize food (in the US, at least) is not a “free market”. Same with fuel, etc.

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