No. Using that ideology, electricity should also be a right since it is taken more for granted than the internet is.
I actually find it a lot worse not to have internet and have electricity than having electricity and no internet.
All games I play require internet connection, so I would just sit here and stare at my screen doing nothing. TV programs are even worse.
No. Using that ideology, electricity should also be a right since it is taken more for granted than the internet is.
I actually find it a lot worse not to have internet and have electricity than having electricity and no internet.
All games I play require internet connection, so I would just sit here and stare at my screen doing nothing. TV programs are even worse.
I wonder what we all did before the Internet age?
My own two cents is no. The Internet is a service or a commodity. Somehow I don't think having Internet access belongs in the same category as something like freedom from slavery and not being segregated by colour, religion or sex.
hell no its a privilege not a right
Not really. Most of the world has internet now with normal 5mbit speed. This isn't 1980's or 1990's when internet was a privilege. Internet through optical fiber is a privilege. It's more of a thing you need now.
For example, other than playing games, I use my internet to do homework posted on our Uni website, we can also download missed classes, exam examples and results, future assignments and apply for exam deadlines.
hell no its a privilege not a right
Not really. Most of the world has internet now with normal 5mbit speed. This isn't 1980's or 1990's when internet was a privilege. Internet through optical fiber is a privilege. It's more of a thing you need now.
For example, other than playing games, I use my internet to do homework posted on our Uni website, we can also download missed classes, exam examples and results, future assignments and apply for exam deadlines.
It's definitely not a privilege, I wholeheartedly agree - like I said, it's a service - but, at the same time, not being able to play games which need a connection, or not having access to resources you usually use for your homework wouldn't be infringing on your human rights.
Like I said, what did you do before the Internet was such a widely available resource?
Maybe if every information resource other than the Internet had been wiped off the face of the Earth, and communicating with people in a way which didn't involve the Internet in some way was all but impossible then yeah, Internet access may be considered a basic human right... but we're nowhere near that point.
[Edited by Skyheart, 4/8/2012 3:09:39 PM]