Re: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.

[Scott Brim <scott.brim () gmail com>]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 09:47, Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net> wrote:
> I'd go so far as to say "user failure".  If I wanted cable TV
> (especially if I needed it at home as part of my job), I wouldn't
> buy/rent/lease/whatever a home without checking that cable TV is
> available at that location.

Yeah, he messed up, but the social problem is still real.  The
Internet is now more important than electricity or water -- you can go
off the grid or dig your own well, but more and more you can't get a
job or talk to the government without web access and email.