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The internet is a form of free speech. The more bandwidth, the more free content available. For example, DOCSIS 4.0 can deliver symmetrical 10Gbps to the house.[1] YouTube would be obsolete if a P2P video platform was available with users pushing 10Gbps each.

Faster internet is worth it. Nobody uses what they have because they don't have much. Everything has been designated to the cloud.

[1] https://www.cablelabs.com/technologies/docsis-4-0-technology

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That’s like quoting the max speed off a WiFi box at the store (AC5300 does 5.3gbps gais, Linksys PR said so!) or funnier yet 5G radio vendors.

TBH the backend upgrades to support DOCSIS 3/3.1 are way more expensive than its worth to ISPs. Add in the finite spectrum for cable providers and giving up 24 channels per modem to-fill-what-business-need isn’t high priority.

> Everything has been designated to the cloud.

Because that's where the money and power lies.

It’s where electricity and bandwidth are cheapest due to economies of scale. Colo’ing at HE is fun/etc (and they have an amazing team!) but you pay a pretty penny for physical proximity.

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