They just don’t want to spend the money (that the government gave them years ago to do specifically that)

There was a great talk about this at a hacker convention a few years back. Infuriating, but great.

The Circle of HOPE (2018): $500 Billion Broadband Scandal: It’s Time to Break Up AT&T… Again

One thing I’ve been doing is doing random online classes instead of doom scrolling. There’s a ton of free ones that you can do at your own pace and spend an hour or two each day learning new stuff. Just generally being more mindful and curating my media inputs and replacing algorithmic rage inducement with better stuff. Here’s a few examples, but there’s tons all over the web:

Basic web dev @ theodinproject

Blender 2.8 Fundamentals

Your First 2D Game