 virteRabid Wombat
join:1999-11-18
Roanoke, VA
| reply to CyberNation$
Re: And the beat goes on.... *shrug*
I suppose. I don't read each and every post but I think I know what you mean. However, we must keep in mind that there is a big difference between casual end-users, so-called "power" users, and folks that legitimately require a high-speed Internet connection.
Each of these groups and the people in them have their own agendas and ideas on what the Internet should be. As such, passions run from indifference to nit-picking obsessiveness. It all depends on the person and their expectations.
Given the debacle that is the broadband Internet market of the last two years, I am not surprised that there are people on DSLR with a chip on their shoulder and an attitude as big as Global Crossing's debts. The interesting thing about many broadband Internet consumers is that they seem to take all the bankruptcies, change-overs, and cut-off's personally - as if the industry is sticking it to each of them on purpose. When we hear of layoffs, Chapter 11 filings, dirty dealings, flagrant and gross misconduct, incompetent management on a daily basis and when all of that strikes at the very heart of the American economy it's difficult to avoid the feeling that crooks are ripping us off. Coming from that perspective you can bet your butt people are going to be angry and spitting venom.
DSLR is a perfect place for complaining because there are so many people who have been through the same things. Misery loves company.
The people involved with the Palo Alto FTTH/FTTC issue are not all jerks. It only seems that way because some of those that are jerks tend to be very vocal. Palo Alto is, as others have pointed out, a very nice little city - I should know, I used to work there and I was born in the Bay Area. However, I tend to get very frustrated when a community effort that has a very good idea behind it gets all fouled up by...well, assholes. There is no other way to say it that can express how I feel. The Palo Alto fiber project could have and should have been researched and rolled out by now. Committees, Palo Alto's in particular, suck. Why? Because it's a bunch of smart people who become stupid when put into the same room together.
I reserve my anger and vitriol for the assholes of the world.
[I edited this for grammar and content - virtee]
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