Fcc Chairman Leads "cruel" Vote to Take Wi-Fi Access Away From School Kids

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The FCC chairman led a vote to potentially limit Wi-Fi access for school kids, sparking outrage and concerns about the digital divide; commenters criticized the decision as 'cruel' and discussed its potential impact on education.

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duxup

3 months ago

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Education should be an economic issue, where having educated workers contributes to our economy, and maybe even helps keep folks off government services.

taraindara

3 months ago

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Except government services want people to be dependent on them. Doesn’t mean they desire to actually help them. But the government wants to be wanted.

wilg

3 months ago

Education would give you the tools to find out whether this is true or not. (It isn't.)

unethical_ban

3 months ago

Education is a core democratic requirement. If we have universal suffrage without any testing, it is in the interest of society to have well educated citizens.

techblueberry

3 months ago

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Ok, but do we need WiFi on school buses?

jfengel

3 months ago

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We do if we haven't finished our homework. I did a ton of homework on the bus. But these days a lot of homework requires connectivity, even for routine assignments.

aleph_minus_one

3 months ago

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> But these days a lot of homework requires connectivity, even for routine assignments.

This can easily be changed.

ray_v

3 months ago

Likey not (no justification needed!)

rightbyte

3 months ago

The requirements for internet to do homework is bonkers. I can't imagine the temptation for distractions.

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