I guess this is the right thread for this.
I want internet access to as many people as possible. I truly believe that knowledge is power and access to it is live changing. The deal with capitalism is you can go where the money is, and with internet service that means neglecting rural communities.
I don’t know how you change it to provide access to more people and build out more infrastructure. I don’t think it’s having the government have a hand in controlling it though. Maybe it’s bidding out contracts to companies and giving incentives. Maybe it’s setting up access points from hot air balloons. I don’t know.
Governments who control internet access have been abusing that power more and more across the world in recent years. I can’t remember where I read it or saw it(I think it was on GPS with Fareed Zakaria) but internet blackouts have been on the rise. I know America is different and our government doesn’t wield that power, but this seems like the wrong direction to go.
I believe in Bitcoin and fair crypto’s wholeheartedly because it allows people to control their own money. It allows them to buy and have control over sound money. It can’t be censored or confiscated by governments. I believe free and open access to the internet should be protected and spread out as much as possible. It’s gives the people power and knowledge and freedom.
I think Trump is right that we need to expand it, I’m just not a big proponent on having governments have any major control of it. Maybe they will figure a way to incentivize private companies to build it out. I don’t know. Private companies and ISP’s could potentially do the same thing as governments if they banded together. So I don’t think there is a truly universally good option. Just whatever gives as many people as possible free and open access to the internet I am in favor of.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/01/trump-campaign-5g-1230276