Alex Jones

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Originally Posted by AENeuman

Oh dear, didn't mean to troll. Just thought your point was dated. Access to internet and having a computer are two different things this day. For example, my 80 year old mom and her friends, and my retired in laws only use iPads to get their info (all living in the most conservative county in the state) . Thus, just looking at laptops, desktops ownership to make a conclusion is too narrow given how there are more popular vehicles out there.

I also never mentioned race/minorities.

Not really if you don't have broadband, unless you consider this WSJ article from 5 days ago to be dated: Rural America is Stranded in the Dial-Up Age

Delivering up-to-date broadband service to distant reaches of the U.S. would cost hundreds of billions of dollars, experts estimate, an expense neither government, industry nor consumers has been willing to pay.

In many rural communities, where available broadband speed and capacity barely surpass old-fashioned dial-up connections, residents sacrifice not only their online pastimes but also chances at a better living. In a generation, the travails of small-town America have overtaken the ills of the city, and this technology disconnect is both a cause and a symptom.

About 39% of the U.S. rural population, or 23 million people, lack access to broadband internet service—defined as “fast” by the Federal Communications Commission—compared with 4% of the urban residents.

Smartphone service is available but has coverage gaps and isn’t always reliable in rural communities such as Washington County. Even when it works, cell service can’t match the speed or capacity of broadband. “You just can’t compete,” said Brian Whitacre, an agricultural economics professor at Oklahoma State University. “Running a business with a smartphone is not going to happen.”