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by _fizz_buzz_ 29 days ago
> Not a fair comparison. 30-40x population difference.

I've always found that argument puzzling. A population 30 times larger also means roughly 30 times the technicians, funding, and resources etc.

Although, you have a very good point that internet speed is not everywhere good in Europe. Maybe that is what you are getting at? One can pick a place Europe with great internet speed, but one can also find places in Europe with terrible internet speed. In that sense it is a mixed bag just like the US.

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What part about that is puzzling?

A population 30-40x the size, split out over 50 states, with different laws and regulations, different political governance, different geographical and economic considerations...

Why wasn't Switzerland compared to the rest of Europe?

Comparing the whole of Europe to the whole of the US is a closer comparison.