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UK phone masts attacked amid 5G-coronavirus conspiracy theory

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18 pointsmontalbano8 comments

I could understand people being concerned about cancer or something. But to link 5G to Coronavirus just shows we have reached a new level of stupid in this country. (Which is saying a lot given Brexit, the previous General election result and how some people have reacted to the lockdown)

I see the crazy is getting out. Conspiracy theory that 5g is responsible for the coronavirus.

Good! I hope many people will follow.

Can you explain why you think this is good?

I don't want a smarthome, smartmeters and a future where every IoT device, f.e. TVs, is built with their own 5g modem to spy on citizens. This is going to be the fundament of a survelliance age of never seen, previously unimaginable, intensity. I certainly did not ask for 5g and many did not. I don't care about the claimed crazy high download rate, which obviously will even drop as more people use it.

That’s not a reason that people thinking 5G causes Coronavirus is a good thing.

Yeah me neither. Who even asked for being able to stream more videos while walking down the street or in the metro or whatever? People are already locked enough to their phones, why enable it even more ?

I just don't see any other logic in rolling in 5G than the hardware and telecoms manufacturers patting themselves in the back in selling people more useless infrastructure and hardware.

I mean, shouldn't we somehow try to alleviate the current situation of people watching their phones all the time, and not make it worse ? Part of me is happy that people are taking to the streets and destroying these high frequency emitting basestations. We haven't even tested what these do in the long run.

I really don't think these conspiracy theory led comments belong on HN at all, condoning uninformed/misled people destroying equipment is ridiculous.

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