[142392] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mikea)
Thu Jun 23 21:16:59 2011
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:17:34 -0500
From: mikea <mikea@mikea.ath.cx>
To: nanog@nanog.org
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On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 05:47:18PM -0700, Seth Mattinen wrote:
> On 6/22/2011 14:33, Nathan Eisenberg wrote:
> >> I agree, the whole use of the terms 'need' and 'want' in this conversation are
> >> ridiculous. It's the Internet. The entire thing isn't a 'need'. It's not 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 Internet,
> >> 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 solely on the internet for their functionality.
> >
>
> Life safety aside, enough common stuff is moving online (whether it's
> paying bills, schoolwork, or preparing forms for the DMV ahead of time),
> and it's slowly becoming a disadvantage to not have the internet.
A friend is having to job-hunt. It pretty much _requires_ Net access.
--
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin
