Akvod said:
SciFiBoy said:
Akvod said:
SciFiBoy said:
Akvod said:
SciFiBoy said:
Millennium said:
Um, no. The right to communicate is indeed fundamental, but this does not dictate -nor should it- that any particular method of communication is a basic human right. |
well, there is pretty much no better way to communicate than the internet (other than actually meeting people), so I guess it makes sense that you would want to try and give everyone access to it.
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wut?
Who will fund it? How will we enforce such funding? Should we prioritize the funding of providing internet access to the whole world, than say food, water, medicine, etc? Which brand? What about the sites themselves, with the huge increase in bandwith?
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Video Calling, Email, Instant Messaging
Im not saying they should do it, im saying I can understand why they would want to do it, as for how they might do so, well, I assume however they do so at the moment, internet access is being expanded currently anyway is it not?
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Yes, but those ways aren't better to the point that there is "no better way".
Internet access is being expanded, but as a result of supply and demand.
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If you read my post, I said "other than"...
good, you think thats a bad thing? im just saying I can understand why people would want more people to have access to the internet.
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Do you think Skype is significantly better than telephone? Even if it was, is it really such a huge gap? Why not go for giving everyone cell phones, as those are more wide spread?
I think it's a bad thing to give people access to the internet when you consider my first reply.
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you can make phone calls with skype (voice only), but yes, mobile phones are also a very good way of communicating.
okay, thats fine, at no point have I said the government should fund it, I dont think they should, largely as like you say, who would they give the money too, im just saying that I think more people having access to the internet is a fundementally good thing, at no point have I said I think the government should play any role in that. as for bandwidth, I dont know much about that im afraid, but you also mentioned supply and demand, surely if there is sufficient demand, then companies would find a way to supply more internet access?
