r/pcmasterrace • u/FreeHugs23 • Aug 20 '26

News/Article FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies | FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be “technologically neutral.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/fcc-abolishes-gigabit-speed-goal-suggesting-it-is-unfair-to-slower-technologies/
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u/twoducksinatub Aug 20 '26

Its almost like america elected an anti-intellectual government and are now reaping what they sowed. Hard to describe america in terms that wont get me banned lmfao

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u/TheGeekno72 Maker of the GeekCube // CachyOS shill Aug 20 '26

well yeah, it's a pro A-I govt, wink wink

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u/ShogunFirebeard Aug 20 '26

You can say dumpster fire. It's okay.

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u/fauxmer Aug 20 '26

"Dumpster fire" is extremely generous. 

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u/ShogunFirebeard Aug 20 '26

True, but you can smell the dumpster fire and Trump's diapers from miles away. So I'd say it's accurate enough.

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u/eagle6705 Aug 20 '26

But a dumpster fire is contained....this is more like 2 fighting dudes with fire super powers walking into a warehouse full of fireworks...it wont end well for us and everyone else gets a little of the aftermath

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u/Starfall0 Aug 20 '26

An embarrassing shitshow led by a clown who's never been told no in his life. Surrounded by greedy old men that only care to maintain their power and fuck everyone else as well as dozens of braindead yes men that can't tell where their head ends and Trump's ass begins.

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u/thiswonderfulworld- Aug 20 '26

Yup lol. Can't do anything but laugh. People just won't vote.

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u/ShogunFirebeard Aug 20 '26

Need to make it mandatory like Australia. Make it a required Federal holiday and have the people do their civic duty. I don't ever see it happening because conservatives need low turnouts to win.

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u/Inferiex Aug 20 '26

This is what dismantling the world's strongest power looks like. The Russians couldn't have a better sleeper agent than Trump.

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u/twoducksinatub Aug 20 '26

Is he even a sleeper agent tho when hes so obvious about it lol

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u/Zzamumo Aug 21 '26

more like sleepy agent

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u/rbrgr83 Aug 20 '26

It's like describing an idea of a country to someone who's never seen one before, and then asking them to run it.

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u/NatoBoram Pop!_OS, Ryzen 9 5950X, RX 6700 XT Aug 20 '26

Not really? Most people rarely think of downleveling in the first place, we want things to be better after all.

It's more asking them to ruin it

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u/SlomoLowLow Aug 20 '26

“America: the Land of the Idiots”

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u/Struckmanr i7-4790k Stock | 16GB | RTX 2060 Super stock Aug 20 '26

Keep in mind we all keep finding evidence of rigged elections in recent years; it’s not even OUR voice.

I can’t wait until social media and algorithms are exposed

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u/twoducksinatub Aug 20 '26

Social media & algorithms were exposed in 2016 with cambridge analytica. Turns out, no one gives a fuck

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u/Suspinded 7600X | 7800xt Aug 21 '26

Problem is most of the hollow brains that voted for this won't ever recognize how they're breaking their legs out from underneath themselves.

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u/FrozenForest Aug 21 '26

American here. It's shit. Ban me, idgaf.

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u/Flat_Neighborhood_92 Aug 20 '26

They aren't this stupid unfortunately, just greedy. Companies are going to throw money at whoever it'll stick to that will fight bills that hurt their bottom line. People suck.

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u/showerbox Aug 20 '26

Sounds like the Faith administration in the the Bobiverse.

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u/JackBlack867 Aug 21 '26

Meanwhile in the Netherlands we have internet speeds of up to 8 GB per second available for consumers.. hope the US comes round and takes away the self imposed tech cap

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u/westlander787 Aug 20 '26

Luckily there are plenty of places in the world that are not America. People can always go to one of those places if they are unhappy.

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u/twoducksinatub Aug 20 '26

This comment reeks of a lack of understanding of how emigration works & also a lack of understanding of globalization and how global economies and politics work 😂

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u/etzarahh Aug 20 '26

If you’re saying this to people who actually want to improve this country, you probably don’t care about America very much.

You’re also free to leave.

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u/etzarahh Aug 20 '26

Incoherent nonsense, bad bot.

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u/etzarahh Aug 20 '26

Alright then, how does this comment section reject “scientific materialism?”