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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Would you say the same thing about electricity, phones and clean water?
The argument comes down to whether or not we want to look at the Internet as utility (like electricity and phones) or a luxury (like cable TV).
I am starting to think that it is more like the former than the latter.
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That's how I feel. Even though the internet started out as a luxury it's quickly becoming more and more of a utility. Way back in 1998-2001 when broadband was not nearly as common I was regularly downloading homework assignments from the web and uploading assignments to class sites as well. I can only imagine how that has changed since then.