Re: Yup; the Internet is screwed up.

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:52:17 CDT, Erik Amundson said:

I agree, the whole use of the terms 'need' and 'want' in this conversation are ridiculous. It's the Internet. The entire thing isn't a 'need'. It's not like life support or something that will cause loss of life if it isn't there.

If you're using e-mail and other communication technology to organize a regime change as is currently ongoing in the Middle East, the lack of it *can* cause loss of life if somebody literally doesn't get the memo. (Don't start in on the whole "it shouldn't be used for life-critical applications" unless you (a) are currently *in* one of the affected countries and (b) have a better *viable*, *deployable* suggestion for the populace. :)