[NetMageSCW]

You can’t imagine the number of lives saved with cellular access everywhere and Internet broadband where it has never been?

[tarpitt]

Probably not that many lives, maybe like a handful of hikers every year I would guess? I think what attracts hikers in the first place is the danger, and the idea that they're exploring an area that is "outside of civilization"

[0x59]

Arguing that broadband internet saves lives reminds me of the argument that Jesus saves lives and the love of Jesus must be spread around the world.

[wpm]

satcoms have been accessible for decades. I have a satellite phone. It's an iPhone 14 Pro. None of this is actually necessary.