• TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yet many towns where I live saw broadband, yes, broadband, not fiber, for the first time in their life thanks to Starlink. It’s easy to talk when coming from a place of privilege.

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      11 months ago

      I would not be able to live where I am without starlink. There isn’t even cell signal for 14 km…

      I don’t like that some portion of the money I’m paying goes towards his insanity. But I put up with it to live in a peaceful forest and continue my job.

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      11 months ago

      Demand more of your local government instead of pulling the privilege card.

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        11 months ago

        The government keeps giving money to traditionally ISPs to expand broadband and they simply lie and say they did to take the money. It’s private industry fucking us just as much.

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          11 months ago

          I’m not disagreeing, but who can stand up against corporate bullying? The government. Make the government do it. The corporate world gets away with it because the politicians turn a blind eye because they’re not held accountable because not enough people stand together. People have bled for the rights that “privileged” people have, it didn’t come free.