• twei@discuss.tchncs.de
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      7 hours ago

      Have you never been to small and poor /s countries like Germany where this sometimes is the best option for getting internet access? /srs
      Edit: Added tone indicators because no one got it

          • ripcord@lemmy.world
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            9 hours ago

            I think it was the statement that Germany is a “small and poor country” that they were whaaaating about.

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              8 hours ago

              They used that as sarcasm to highlight that Germany has no excuse for having shit infrastructure due to their wealth and economy size, unlike other countries.

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                8 hours ago

                Thanks, at least someone got it. We are the third biggest economy on this planet and still have the shittiest internet connection a developed country can possibly have, and all of that is only because one corrupt politician said (as in “was paid to say”) that Television is the technology of the future. It’s getting better, but holy fuck, how could this happen.

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          10 hours ago

          In the context of Internet connectivity it might as well be (and I think that’s what the joke was about). Fiber build-out is atrocious and large areas are stuck on 16mbps speeds. Coincidentally cell coverage also sucks in these areas so starlink is the only way to get Internet with decent speed.

          • ripcord@lemmy.world
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            9 hours ago

            That’s not “small and poor”.

            Edit: Oh, it was a German “joke”. Now I understand. :)

            Although I’m REALLY skeptical that for more than maybe 1% of the population that Starlink is the best option.

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              8 hours ago

              German humor :)

              maybe 1% of the population […]

              That would be more than 800k people, although the number of affected people does not make a difference. You don’t even think about taking communication away from anyone without there being a replacement for them. And in the scope of Germany, this means that we’ll need starlink access for the next decade or so.