I see no evidence that the amazing increase in data transfer rates has increased people's happiness. That is because happiness is a measure of something else, more like how well you're using the opportunities available at the time.
Comcast to...pretty much anything is a breath of fresh air.
Curious how you got value out of 300Mb, let alone Gb? I feel like I’m missing out and don’t know it.
Although a more rare use case, I also throw vids on my media server and my friends and family can browse.
It basically opened a new class of applications.
If this was the future and we all had 10 gigabit connections, then I could share videos we’re editing with friends more reasonably.
If we go back in time, the jump from 90’s Internet to modern Internet allowed sites like YouTube and Netflix to exist.
The new FTTP connection is much cheaper was my main motivation. Can't see it making my simple plaything webpages upload noticeably quicker, or the terraform/ansible scripts I play with. I'm also not bothered about how long linux updates take etc, so can't see it being few seconds/min quicker adding anything meaningful. (Disclosure - in my late 40's, perhaps it shows!)
...Boy child and xbox updates, tho - more likely a smile will be raised there.