MORGANMORGANMORGAN!
/breathesintopaperbagforfiveminutes
Okay, on the farmers with dial-up modems, it's not that they're too poor to afford broadband or that they're unable to understand the benefits of upgrading. It's that the vast majority of farmers are physically unable to get cable or DSL due to the cable and phone companies unwillingness to lay miles and miles of cable for a handful of houses. I know this, because I grew up in the middle of nowhere and had to deal with rabbit ears until we finally got satellite in the early aughts.
/breathesintopaperbagforfiveminutes
Okay, on the farmers with dial-up modems, it's not that they're too poor to afford broadband or that they're unable to understand the benefits of upgrading. It's that the vast majority of farmers are physically unable to get cable or DSL due to the cable and phone companies unwillingness to lay miles and miles of cable for a handful of houses. I know this, because I grew up in the middle of nowhere and had to deal with rabbit ears until we finally got satellite in the early aughts.