Ford seemed to be hit the hardest by supply-chain issues. There were many parking lots of vehicles near the factory which were waiting for parts before they could be finished.
It is part of what I do too (product development side). I agree that the cost of running any sort of line is prohibitive. However, I have observed that rural areas often get the latest tech because there is no installed base to contend with. The cost to install a copper wire or fiber is not much...
10Gig GPON has been a reality for quite some time now. The fiber and the stuff in your home costs the same as older technology. I am sure that it will be installed at your property soon. 😀
The huge population of free-ranging cattle has certainly made a difference. In arrid regions one only needs to look at two sides of a fence to see that the side with the cattle has hardly any plants remaining. Less plants means less food for creatures like the tortoise.
CompuServe and then BIX via dial-up X.25 for me. I was a moderator of the BIX "Internet" forum when most people in the world had not heard of the "Internet" before. But things changed rapidly after 1992 when commercial connectivity to the Internet (originally reserved for schools and research...