stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agoFCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hardarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.worldbrainworms@lemm.ee
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minus-squareSynthead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42·1 year agoWhy isn’t the Internet seen as a utility, yet?
minus-squarebobman@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoBecause this generation of Americans has been indoctrinated to believe all government owned businesses is a bad thing. It’s better to funnel taxpayer money to private corporations that routinely fail to deliver quality products while the owners rake in the profits.
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoAnd that government owned businesses have to be profitable. And even when they are (USPS) there are still calls for cutting costs… Because surely spending another few hundreds of millions of taxpayer money on the army and “just one more lane” is far more effective.
minus-squarebobman@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, everything except the military because it funnels money to corporations.
minus-square______@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoWon’t ever be because we’re in the stage where everything is marketed as much as possible.it would take a massive cultural and political shift to change that.
Why isn’t the Internet seen as a utility, yet?
Because this generation of Americans has been indoctrinated to believe all government owned businesses is a bad thing.
It’s better to funnel taxpayer money to private corporations that routinely fail to deliver quality products while the owners rake in the profits.
And that government owned businesses have to be profitable. And even when they are (USPS) there are still calls for cutting costs…
Because surely spending another few hundreds of millions of taxpayer money on the army and “just one more lane” is far more effective.
Yeah, everything except the military because it funnels money to corporations.
Won’t ever be because we’re in the stage where everything is marketed as much as possible.it would take a massive cultural and political shift to change that.