The Pew Center reports that there's been virtually no growth in US adoption of broadband, computers, mobile devices, or smart home devices for two years, and not just because of saturation: the top culprit is substandard, unavailable and/or overpriced broadband; also prominent is older peoples' fear of their own technological illiteracy. (via /.)
American tech adoption has flatlined
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- cable company fuckery
- demographics are destiny
- digital divide
- net neutrality
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