solarpunkcast:gloomy-optimist:quiteliterallyhotsauce:Absolutely necessary Something that’s been talk
solarpunkcast:gloomy-optimist:quiteliterallyhotsauce:Absolutely necessary Something that’s been talked about in the college I work at is the issue with internet access to rural, traditionally farm-based towns—it’s not uncommon for families to have to find places like McDonalds for Internet access, which can severely limit the success of kids compared to more urban areas. In a time where family owned farms and rural opportunities are shrinking, this can really handicap young ppls ability to succeed in other fields or areas of study, which can further put rural communities into a position of lack of opportunity, resulting in poverty and a lot of public health issues like continued/increased drug epidemics, etcLike it may not seem like a big deal to ppl who have fairly easy internet access, but this is kind of a big deal. Access to internet is a necessity for success in the modern era, and accessibility is a big issue and a huge handicap to communities that are already struggling with keeping up. This, and access to health resources (since a private model of healthcare discourages health resources from establishing in poor/rural spaces as it doesn’t result in as good of a profit, and docs have to pay their student loans) is kind of a necessary step in reducing poverty cycles in many communities Accessible infrastructure is doable, and it is a key to establishing equality. Listen to ppl who understand that and have an economic vision for making it a realityIf you DON’T think the internet should be nationalized (making it cheaper and faster), I’ll just leave this here:The Book Of Broken Promises: $400 Billion Broadband Scandal And Free The Net -- source link