[akira2501]

> Imagine if corrupt governments could no longer shut down the internet and cell service.

Even in the parts of the world where this occurs it has been shown to be nothing more than a surface level inconvenience.

> Communication is and has always been an important element in human organisation.

Precisely. We don't exactly need the internet or cell service. We've got techniques and historical methods going back to the beginning of, unsurprisingly, recorded history.

> People will be really empowered by this technology

They're already empowered. This will mostly just convenience them.

[gruez]

>> Imagine if corrupt governments could no longer shut down the internet and cell service.

>Even in the parts of the world where this occurs it has been shown to be nothing more than a surface level inconvenience.

"Internet shutdowns" like the ones in Kashmir involves all internet being shut down, not just a few sites being blocked on the ISP's DNS servers. That's hardly a "surface level inconvenience".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_India#I...

[akira2501]

You've misunderstood me. People who have ears and mouths will communicate. Even if you blind and gag these, they will _still_ find a way to communicate, and to organize.

Put another way, these peoples lives are "not good," not because the Internet is hard to use, it's because of other factors. Which means improving their internet access will only _minimally_ improve their position.