“In the US, 100 years is a long time. In the EU, 100 miles is a long distance.”
Old joke, but it really does highlight the largest fundamental cultural difference. Things like trying to explain how grudges that were formed in the 19th century and are indeed still the driving force behind political trends, or how accusing me of political indifference because I’m not in DC protesting is like accusing someone in portugal of not caring about world politics because they didn’t drive to eastern Ukraine for a protest…
That seems like a large generalization - my friends apt. in a major city has 100 gbps, my house in bumfuck has 1 gig fiber, my neighbor has 5mbps DSL. It’s pretty variable and enshittificiation is for sure an issue, but you can still absolutely find good ISPs in major american cities. It’s not that dire.
ITT: Europeans don’t understand population density and actually believe they have villages that can be described as “remote”.
“In the US, 100 years is a long time. In the EU, 100 miles is a long distance.”
Old joke, but it really does highlight the largest fundamental cultural difference. Things like trying to explain how grudges that were formed in the 19th century and are indeed still the driving force behind political trends, or how accusing me of political indifference because I’m not in DC protesting is like accusing someone in portugal of not caring about world politics because they didn’t drive to eastern Ukraine for a protest…
OK, now explain why you can’t find a decent ISP in a major American city. (That’s right, it’s because of monopolies and enshittification.)
That seems like a large generalization - my friends apt. in a major city has 100 gbps, my house in bumfuck has 1 gig fiber, my neighbor has 5mbps DSL. It’s pretty variable and enshittificiation is for sure an issue, but you can still absolutely find good ISPs in major american cities. It’s not that dire.