> I for one am happy that kids living in remote villages can now access online schools and sick people can consult their problems at least with some online doctor.

It is going to be truly amazing for a lot of small communities around the world. I don't want to deny this game changing technology at all.

But given how much of us westerners are beginning to loathe screens and internet (or social media for no good reason), I wonder how this "lets connect everyone" movement changes?

p.s. the biggest sleeper is that v3 finally enables mass direct-to-cell feature. "Villagers" won't need special terminal anymore - even the cheapest android smartphone will be able to get online. There's even been a quiet campaign on X to enable direct-to-cell capability in Iran during protests, so imagine what sort of societal changes this can pull off.