FCC Abandons Efforts to Make U.S. Broadband Fast and Affordable

Re:FCC Abandons Efforts to Make U.S. Broadband Fast and Affo... by ashwinaj on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:48PM (#44801546)

> maybe nobody cares about watching Netflix if we can now have holodecks that become fully immersible experiences that allow for educational training and, to your chagrin, entertainment as well

I don't see why billions of dollars should be spent, for say, less than a low single digit percentage of the rural population who want to stick a machine to their head for educational training.

It's infinitely cheaper, a more sane and healthier decision to move to the location where they can sit in front of the instructor, if they value this education.

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Re:FCC Abandons Efforts to Make U.S. Broadband Fast and Affo... by rstat1 on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @02:03PM (#44801808)

So just stop being poor. Got it.

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Re:FCC Abandons Efforts to Make U.S. Broadband Fast and Affo... by geonineties on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @02:36PM (#44802287)

If we're going full reductio ad absurdum and taking snipes instead of conversation, then maybe the appropriate response is: You can be poor all you want, but don't expect someone else to subsidize your life.

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Re:FCC Abandons Efforts to Make U.S. Broadband Fast and Affo... by TimorousBestie on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @03:44PM (#44803290)

> You can be poor all you want, but don't expect someone else to subsidize your life.

The rich and wealthy have their lifestyles heavily, heavily subsidized, so why not the poor as well?

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Re:FCC Abandons Efforts to Make U.S. Broadband Fast and Affo... by rstat1 on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @05:06PM (#44804297)

My comment isn't really that absurd in the context of this whole thread and its insistence that decent quality internet service is something only the wealthy and/or those who live in urban areas should have access to.

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