Because society has frowned on punching people who desperately need it in the face!

It takes so long to fix everything, too!

If only we could chart that and see which political party is in charge at which points, and then never vote for the one that puts us here ever again... Oh well

We need a new 4th branch of government that's in charge of infrastructure and public welfare.

It’s because USA has nukes my friend. The only way your enemies can attack you is through asymmetric warfare, mostly by corrupting your political system so that you attack yourself.

If you’ve wondered why everything looks like a coup since he got in, perhaps it is because it is one.

https://lemmy.world/post/31401705

https://youtu.be/AaKFx5rxdmA

https://smartelections.us/

https://electiontruthalliance.org/

And if you’re wondering why Democrats like Tim Walz are not even interested in investigating it themselves, well, the existence of certain files and whether or not they are disclosed could have something to do with that.

We are truly living in a kakistocracy right now.

People is stretching it. They are subhuman pedophiles all

No that was just free money we gave them.

Yes! And I'm honestly very thankful for it. The federal grants are the main reason I have affordable gigabit-speed fiber internet way out in here in my rural county. Without it, I'd be stuck with 10mb DSL, crumby and expensive satellite based options, or very limited 4G/5G based hotspot internet.

Actually I remember reading a few weeks ago that BEAD money was cut. At the time I was thinking the Appalachians are gonna thank that one person who's totally one of them and their friend, J.D. Vance, for that.

I'm surprised US doesn't have gigabit as a standard already. I'm upgrading to 10 gigabit next month here (Portugal)...

Trump was always obsessed with "shit hole countries". Now he's turning the US into one of them.

Not even gonna take 10 years. By the end of Spray Tan's term the country is gonna be a complete toilet.

It's already a 3rd world country, has been for some time now.

From Europe it has already looked like a 3rd world country for at least a few years.

I wish someone would look up what "3rd World" means and stop conflating the unaligned movement with poverty.

We always have been a 3rd world country

They'll just have AI do it. Can't afford real eyes.

Honestly expecting them to defluoridate water any second now, citing quack sources, and will then be aghast at skyrocketing dental issues.

... Dental will still be a luxury insurance, of course.

It's funny that you think they'll inspect it at all.

It will be left up to the states, and only blue states who actually care enough to fund their DEP will do anything.

Which would 100% lead to illness and death.

Terabit per second speed is not impressive for backbone links. I could go to the office tomorrow and grab all the stuff needed to install one on our line through the alps, just by bundling 3 links of 400 Gbit/s with stuff we already have, and I'm working for a small to medium ISP.

What you are likely referring to, is the 1 Pbit/s over 1800 km demonstration that NICT presented at the OFC this year. That's impressive.

Please don't remind me.
I wish these companies would all just go bankrupt and die already.

that was ages ago, they took the money and never developed it, they started to do something last year with biden, but trump reversed. Just like with HIGH RAIL system in california, trump blocked it all.

$100+ a month is normal, and gigabit internet is not available everywhere

But corporations don’t want to spend money on customers, so they’d rather keep customers on slow speeds and charge the same price.

For rural communities to get higher speeds ISPs have to actually use the money the government gives them for increasing rural community internet speeds on increasing rural community internet speeds. If broadband is defined as "one house in the county has access to internet as fast as your grandparents had growing up" then they've already met their goal and they don't need to spend any money and collect pure profit from government subsidies.

Biden thought that was bullshit and established policy to direct them to do the right thing. The current administration, however, is more than happy taking their checks to the back.

Well yeah, we all know it's good. That's why Republicans want to take it away.

Why does everything have to be so fucking political?

The problem with ignoring politics is that politics is never going to ignore you.

The wedge is already in place. They just keep pounding on it. This is 100% what happens when corporations and governments become one.

Why does everything have to be so fucking political?

When will people who say shit like this wake the fuck up and realize that life is political?

Grow up and deal with it like everyone else, fucking cowards.

It's especially funny how Republicans are against regulations because according to them, it stifles progress and innovation. So why are they against regulations that try to force progress and innovation?

Of course we know why, because it's all a lie. They just want more money for the 1%. How there is even a single (non-1%'er) idiot left that votes for them is waaaay beyond me.