For years I thought rural internet was just a luxury, but after my cousin in a small town couldn't attend online classes during the pandemic, I changed my mind. The cost to lay fiber in remote areas is huge, yet leaving these communities offline widens the economic gap further. Should we prioritize connecting rural areas even if it means higher taxes or slower 5G rollout in cities? I believe digital access is becoming as basic as electricity, and we can't keep treating it as secondary.