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by geonineties 310 days ago
If we're going full reductio ad absurdum and taking snipes instead of conversation, then maybe the appropriate response is: You can be poor all you want, but don't expect someone else to subsidize your life.
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My comment isn't really that absurd in the context of this whole thread and its insistence that decent quality internet service is something only the wealthy and/or those who live in urban areas should have access to.
> You can be poor all you want, but don't expect someone else to subsidize your life.

The rich and wealthy have their lifestyles heavily, heavily subsidized, so why not the poor as well?