Comcast-Time Warner Merger

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but some of us like Internet porn.

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[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

I think people greatly appreciate the value of cable: since the coming of the Internet,
it has even become a lifeline - essential services.

People think cable is much too expensive for what it offers. Much of the complaining about cable is cost, not so much the service itself.

What we don't like is that America
tends to get poorer service than the rest of the world, and we're supposed to be so great.

Out of context, that's true. Once you consider the reality of large geographic areas and our commitment to free and open services as opposed to government ones, though, it's a little more understandable. Unfortunately, far too few people get to that point in their thinking.

[cinnamontoast.livejournal.com]

People tend to spend more time complaining than they do complimenting. There are local communities (*cough* government) that have pulled together to put in high speed internet access in order to attract high tech business to their areas. Some have been successful. If you do a search, you'll come up with it.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

I'm aware of some of them. It's a significant gamble, and one where I question the cost/benefit even outside of the basic good government principles.

A town near us has run cable and internet for as long as I can remember. They're continually behind the curve on updated tech. Anecdote isn't data, etc.