I completely disagree that it is a decent metaphor. Unlike coffee, internet data usage is entirely nebulous to mostly everyone outside of the tech sphere. The metaphor serves as a way of misrepresenting a widespread ignorance for a fundamental understanding.

If we wanted a decent metaphor we’d have to compare data usage to something like health insurance. Well you see, you pay for your rate of coverage at these visits per year but also have to pay your deductible that might or might not be used off routine…

In the end if we want to simplify internet expense it is this: ISPs charge way more than they need to and search for ways to charge more to maximize profits without improving service.

To stop this citizen’s united, the electoral college, FPtP, and winner takes all need to go. But getting your average American to talk about civics and constitutional law is like teaching a raccoon to type.

All workers really.

When the extremely wealthy hold the economy hostage it’s the “invisible hand of the free market” and when labor holds the economy hostage they’re selfish and greedy free loaders. Really sad how that happens.

Passes to massive bipartisan support each time and your only source is shit trump said.

So you’re saying both parties agree on the massive military spending and it’s not political?

Ok, but the military costs money but isn’t political.

It’s also a bit weird that this is politically relevant in the US. I honestly don’t understand how my need for healthcare is a political stance.

Never ask a company to pick between the right thing and profit. It was all a matter of time till Google needed to stop growing and start producing profit for investors.

To make it worse the Pixel 9 starts at $800 just like iPhone. So if you’re buying Android you don’t really save money over an iPhone like you used to.

Kinda. It might be 3rd parties using it but it 100% an API designed by Google to keep apps on Google Play.

I got news for you about almost every ISP

Tbf you’re paying for the college to provide you internet.

This was the expected outcome. There are no consequences for the wealthy and affluent in the US, only for the poor. Look at the 2008 financial collapse, there wasn’t any real jail time for any of those involved but we can’t even begin to cover the number of suicides their actions caused.

It’s also because they can’t run headline after headline with “Trump lied” and expect to get clicks. News has become an engagement farm where in the past newspapers and other media were less, well, engaging.

As is tradition. Punishment for crime in the US is for the poor. You can bet if I took that many boxes of documents and even classified materials home I’d be in prison within the year.

This is why I think the people modding cars to be evs are so much better.

I hear people say the world is flat. Never should have been in Vietnam in the first place.

It’s really pathetic how many of them lack any critical thinking skills. They’re so enfranchised by the whole thing that they would rather lose friends and family over admitting a pedophile isn’t fit to lead.

As well as exponentially increasing taxes on private property. Owning more homes that you can occupy at a time should be prohibitively expensive and all the money collected via taxation of property should go towards housing those in need.

I’m against it not because Trump was first but because it further incentivizes people to not make wages and rely on tips. Employers should pay a living wage and not subsidize employment via tips.

Leave it to the Brits to be beaten by America’s weather.