Disconnected: Internet access remains elusive in much of rural America and the nation's inner cities

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[–]SundogsPlace[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's really an interesting map to study. I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm surprised at the amount of people who don't have it.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i find it hard to believe that cities dont have some form of internet, lol.

i could see portions of rural areas possibly not having internet, but not cities lol

[–]thajuggla 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This map is talking about subscription rates, not lack of access.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They are inextricably tied.

[–]thajuggla 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No they aren't. People make decisions on what they decide to purchase. I purchase internet instead of cable TV. I live in rural Oklahoma on a dirt road, ten miles from a small town, and have high speed internet access.

Compton has plenty of internet access, it's just that people living there decided to buy rims, drugs, or other shit, instead of internet access. Their internet access is their phone.

People here in small towns have decided to buy cable, or meth. The access is there, they just don't spend their money on it.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You can't subscribe if you have no access.

You can't access if you're not subscribed.

They are tied but not the same. I noticed that too, but your comment beat me to it.

Choice is a luxury not all have in the "free market" where monopolies rule many parts of the US. They are often forced to go with the one and only provider at whatever rate or go without.

Whether you make poor life decisions (an easy scapegoat to punch down on) or have any number of other circumstances (way too many examples come to mind to list) that keep you "in the poor house", the financial hurdle can be a huge barrier to access.