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Pepperidge Farms must've met my dad a few years back.

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[–] grandma@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

(Sorry for this vague rant but I had to get it off my chest)

We used to build rails, roads, water/sewage systems, telephone networks and they weren't all directly profitable. Now it seems any investment in infrastructure is deemed too expensive (unless it's AI or whatever)

Like why is there not yet wired internet everywhere in the west. It is absolutely ridiculous that some people have to rely on starlink for a decent connection. I understand that it's not profitable to lay miles of cable just so Bill from Buttfuck Ohio can pay $20 a month to have access to it. That didn't use to stop us for electricity and water though. Just because some rent seeking motherfucker isn't raking it in doesn't mean it's not valuable to society as a whole.

Just print some money, upgrade the damn power grid and make us less dependent on fossil fuels. It might even help the climate if anyone still gives a fuck about that.