• velvetThunder@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    I was living in a world where I wasn’t aware that it’s a thing to steal cables. Thanks. But aren’t fiber optic more expensive?

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      7 months ago

      No, Fiber cables are really cheap. They are basically just glass with some reflective coat.

      It is just that the connectors and more importantly the work of attaching those connectors to the cable that makes them expensive. They need to be welded in a dust-free environment, and require lots of skill to get right.

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    7 months ago

    Signs like that wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t living in a hypercapitalist dystopia.

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        7 months ago

        Buddy, if prices keep rising like this. I will be a criminal pretty fucking soon. Shit is bonkers out here.