[142334] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Eisenberg)
Wed Jun 22 17:35:49 2011
From: Nathan Eisenberg <nathan@atlasnetworks.us>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:33:56 +0000
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> I agree, the whole use of the terms 'need' and 'want' in this conversatio=
n are
> ridiculous. It's the Internet. The entire thing isn't a 'need'. It's n=
ot like life
> support or something that will cause loss of life if it isn't there. The=
only thing
> to even discuss here is 'want'. Yes, consumers 'want' super-fast Interne=
t,
> faster than any of us can comprehend right now. 1Tbps to the house, for
> everyone, for cheap!
Wait, the internet isn't a need? Is this 1991? Of course it's a need, as =
surely as heat or electricity are needs.
Without even trying, I can think of a dozen life-safety systems that rely s=
olely on the internet for their functionality.
Nathan
