r/instant_regret 5d ago

Then... it never happened again

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u/C0c04l4 3d ago

What do you mean? USA is NUMBER 1. It has the best internet. We invented internet. Internet is american, how can a shithole country have better internet? It's not possible. America is the BEST. MURICAAAAAAA (editor please add flying eagles and explosions and guns)

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u/justintheunsunggod 3d ago

Most profitable internet service operators in the world! Number 1!! The BEST!

To be fair, we have improved on the median speed front and rural access has gotten better since I last looked at these stats. We're no longer trending towards the bottom of developed nations on those stats. We're doing terrible on the affordability front though. We have stupidly expensive internet. Big surprise.

Some of those stats though are lacking in nuance. Rural America still has internet access issues and definitely doesn't get the median speeds that the stats indicate. A home having a connection to the internet doesn't guarantee that they can afford to use it and that's where we struggle the most. Again, shocking.