Comments by "iloveyouamberappel" (@iloveyouamberappel) on "Why The Internet Needs The Navajo | Still Connecting" video.

  1. There doesn't seem to be a really good argument here showing how the "internet NEEDS the Navajo". That being said the internet is an amazing tool, it's a game changer. I really wish they would have talked more about why the carriers aren't providing internet to this area. Has the nation pushed for internet services? Have they provided any incentive to have a carrier cover this area?
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  2. They are not being denied anything. Providing internet is a business and unfortunately it does not make monetary sense to provide it to this area. Donations are great. What I think probably has to happen is the Navajo people need to front some of the cost of infrastructure.
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  3.  @chrisdraughn5941  Maybe. I am of the opinion that language matters, especially in media. It is the best way to clearly articulate your point. If they would have titled the article "The Navajo need access to the internet", I would have taken no issue with it. It could be part of an effort to persuade but I don't think that was the original intention. I don't think Darrah Blackwater or the Navajo people contacted VICE. I don't see any evidence of that. I think they would have highlighted the "The Navajo & Hopi Resiliency Fund fund" more if that was the case.
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  4.  @ellengran6814  Umm ok
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  5.  @runningbastards6715 Who is they?
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  6.  @wyattb3138  and?
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