April 17, 2023:
Satellite Internet.
Hughes, Blue: curse of rural life. Expensive, latent, capped by monthly usage quotas.
No streaming for you!, says the Satellite Nazi.
Remote work is not possible with this technology. Where the unfortunate alternative will likely be an office rental in town, perhaps in some shared work space. Another hidden cost, but, on the other hand, a possible encouragement to sociability.