solarpunks:

The villagers who DIYed some of the fastest internet in the UK

Frustrated with snail-like internet speeds, the residents of Michaelston-y-Fedw banded together and dug 15 miles of trenches to lay their own superfast broadband cables. It used to take two days to download a film, now it takes minutes, and the villagers are offering their help to others interested in the project

“Figure out what a community needs to be prosperous, peaceful and sustainable in as long a term as you can wrap your head around, and start building whatever piece is most in reach before the absent state notices. Doing so just might create pockets of more effective, horizontal politics“ – On the Political Dimensions of Solarpunk – Andrew Dana Hudson