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As someone who thoroughly enjoys being forced to be offline when flying, as an escape from the world for a few hours, I hope your efforts do not lead to free wifi for all!


You've got free will right? Nobody forces you to be online, be it on a plane or on your sofa. Even if those around you are using the internet on a plane it's of zero consequence to you.


No, you don't, at least according to Robert Sapolsky https://www.amazon.com/Determined-Science-Life-without-Free-...


going up to heroin addicts and reminding them they have free will


Not all of us are heroin/wifi addicts. But when I am on a 16-hour flight with nothing to do, I can use the wifi do some work. I actually enjoy my work.


addiction is when you're free willing against your long term benefit)


Just don’t do all this work to get free wifi then lol


I think it's more about other passengers on tiktok etc.


They said that they enjoy being forced to be offline as an escape from the world, none of that has any implications of Others.


Exactly




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