I'm not alone in the universe

Looking at this data of who does and doesn't have home internet we see a lot of surprising results. (https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/26/4660008/pew-study-finds-30-percent-americans-have-no-home-broadband)

The reason people don't have broadband internet access at home is the same reasons I dumped home internet; cost, problems, and lack of interest.

I fall into the lower income bracket (hopefully the middle bracket soon!) and the "class divide" is sharp. Just 54 percent of people have internet in households that make less than $30,000 a year. The numbers go up from there obviously.

Looking at this troubling number, I wonder if this needs to be addressed. "Only 37 percent of people without a diploma are connected." Let imagine what would happen if we got that number closer to the 89% of college graduates that are.

The people without a diploma would need a computer (starting at $200 for a decent one.) $10-$60 a month for internet, access to safe living conditions where someone wouldn't steal it, a purpose for getting online, and rewards for being online. When you're middle class it makes sense to be online, that's where things are happening. You can buy stuff! You can argue about politics! You can email someone that you won't be coming into work! You more than likely won't have to find someone to switch schedules with you!

When you're poor, what's the point of having internet? I haven't been poor. I can't imagine what it would be like not to be connected.

At the bottom of the article it says that not being online hurts finding a job, using government services, and learning new things.

So let's imagine... what would happen if the average low income person had a laptop and home internet. Then I mistakenly scrolled to the comment section... ugh. "Tsuyo. If this is the internet WITHOUT the less educated, I’m concerned to see the internet WITH the less educated."

That's enough internet for today.