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My utility is now owned by a hedge fund (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by Terrapinjoe@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 112 points 9 months ago (19 children)

In this day and age, the ISP should also be on the list of things classified as "utilities" - it's getting harder and harder to do anything useful without the internet. It's become an essential service.

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 29 points 9 months ago (14 children)

The governments treatment of ISPs has made other industries reconsider how they do business. Utilities as we know them will be going away soon. How long before USPS is sold?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

USPS fan here. BIG time fan.

There will be riots in the streets before the postal service is privatized. Who will go for that?

Democrats don't want it. Country Republican voters would be outraged in minutes if their service was cut off or the price spiked. Those voters will notice fast. And they'll take note faster than city people. LOL, their mailperson may be the one government official they know personally, and count on.

We're talking about a gigantic federal agency, gigantic. The USPS is simply too important to be fucked with. Anymore than we have already...

[–] HotDogFingies@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My dumbass Republican father wants to do away with USPS entirely and rely solely on existing private businesses, such as FedEx or UPS.

He lives in Tucson, AZ. So, not exactly country. But he's fucking stupid.

[–] fed0sine@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I completely understand your experience. I am a resident of Tucson and we seem to be a bastion of purple in the sea of red that is Arizona.

There are plenty of InfoWarrior rides and the occasional coal-roller can be found cruising the streets.

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