[mrpopo]

If your government is bad at installing fiber/high-speed internet connectivity to a not-so-rural town of 160,000, you have to fix your government, don't just throw money at global unregulated corporations. This is a common thread in the US/Canada where governments are so bad at their job that people just came to hate the idea of public infrastructure as a result.

[robscallsign]

In this instance I feel like loudly claiming that I'm paying for Starlink is the best use of my consumer voice. There are dozens of us!

[mrpopo]

You're not just a consumer though, you are a citizen living in a democratic country, and by giving up on the latter, you are passively eroding it.

[lp0_on_fire]

Is it that hard to believe that when government (or any entity) _consistently_ does a shit job people will look to alternatives?

[mrpopo]

Sure I believe that. It's happening more and more around the world.

The problem is that the alternative isn't democratically elected, can't be held accountable for what it's doing and doesn't have any incentives to consider a long-term view that considers the well-being of all citizens.

[coryrc]

> you have to fix your government

Part of what's wrong with my government is any yahoo can stop any infrastructure project or at least make it cost 10x what it should.