Cory Doctorow on Nostr: In a sense, the people who say we can't pull wires anymore are right: these are ...

In a sense, the people who say we can't pull wires anymore are right: these are relics of a lost civilization. Specifically, electrification and later, universal telephone service was accomplished through massive federal grants under the New Deal - grants that were typically made to either local governments or non-profit co-operatives who got everyone in town connected to these essential modern utilities.

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