Addendum: Associate's Notes on Free Software as a Labour Issue and the Connectivity Swindles
"Lack of reliable networking is still a real barrier in many places."
"I should have added that book link with my comment," the associate added. "Maybe that can be addressed later if it is relevant."
Many people are kept behind because they lack access to a good Internet connection. Their homes are located in an area where fast connections are not even a possibility, irrespective of affordability. Selling the home just because the connectivity isn't good may not be desirable.
"Back to networking, there are large swaths of the US where the only connectivity is dialup over land line, and there's no telling how much longer that will last for. There are huge dead zones for mobile service. See the book in the link above for details, but for at least three or four decades, close to half a billion dollars have been poured into the telecoms without a single improvement to show for it. The money has simply been pocketed with impunity," the associate said.
"However," he added, "I think the core of his reply was this:"
"That's why I rant so much about "jobs this", "labor that"..."
The associate agrees with that and adds that they "get salty because FLOSS rarely take that angle".
"It's baffling to me that FLOSS is so rarely seen with labor rights lenses."
"That is so true and has been the case for decades," the associate said.
Maybe it's time to shift the advocacy strategy. Maybe not. Regardless, these are related issues/causes.
Thanks to Daniel Cantarín for bringing up these correlations. █