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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. I don't understand why internet access gets treated as some sort of luxury when it is impossible to function as part of society without it.

[–] SolarMonkey 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Probably because if we admit that it’s a necessity of the modern age like power and water, it would basically need to be metered like a utility, and there goes all the profits with flat rate “up to” speed pricing that most people don’t even remotely use.