@aral If the worst thing that happened was a few ads and tracking, in exchange for access to the wealth of all human knowledge, that’s good.
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@aral I think it's worse than that. For many people google or Facebook *are* the internet.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral And in the 20 years of there being no Internet access to the third world, where has the choice been? It’s nonexistent. -
@SteveStreza@aral Where the Internet has failed to reach, mobile phones have been picking up the slack remarkably well
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@aral frustrating thing is all the other providers will follow this model, eg. sky etc. like AOL all over againThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Internet access actively improves lives. You’ve made up this notion that it would require Facebook as your sole argument against it. -
@SteveStreza@aral hmm, will this be a flop like Facebook Home? Why not put the effort in to providing essentials, like food/water, instead?
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@aral people forgot we had the www since the 90s and started thinking facebook invented it.
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@aral there is twitter ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Though, I’m sure both companies would love if that were the case, and are trying to make it a reality…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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