internet access

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Martha Lane Fox · across every show →

Everything said about internet access, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lane Fox: Internet access gaps could persist even in smart cities
“I could easily imagine how in 20 years' time we could have a profoundly disadvantaged and dislocated and completely without, you know, internet is absent from in their lives, even in a hyperconnected, super smart city.”
Martha Lane Fox Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 40:05 a16z Podcast | London Calling for Tech Done in a Different Way
Oct 6, 2023 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Gedmark: The global population without internet access has increased to four billion
“People used to talk about the other three billion that don't have access to the internet. When, you know, the internet was first really taking off. Now it's the other four billion. The problem actually got worse.”
John Gedmark Oct 6, 2023 ▶ 23:46 The Evolution of the Satellite Economy
Oct 21, 2023 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Andreessen: More People Globally Have Smartphones Than Electricity or Running Water
“Sitting here today in 2023, the following is true. More people in the world have computers in the form of smartphones specifically and internet access than have electricity or running water in their homes.”
Marc Andreessen Oct 21, 2023 ▶ 17:37 Why It's Time to Be A Techno-Optimist
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