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		iknowstuff 50 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? Last we checked we pay for water too. It’s abundant. It still makes sense to have a price on it because it’s a resource like anything else. In the same way, we pay for the internet. Free wifi exists if you can’t afford service. Rather than elitist, it’s just… not communist.

greedo 50 days ago | [–]

And your water is subsidized... Subsidies don't have to make something free.

olelele 49 days ago | [–]

what is the point of a society that doesen't have common utilities? and where does one draw the line at what is necessary for a decent life in a modern society?

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