Greetings From the Most Connected Place on Earth

Joel Strauch, of PCWorld, has written an interesting article on the proliferation of broadband connectivity in South Korea. He says, "When my wife and I arrived here last fall to teach English, we stepped into perhaps the most Internet-crazed country in the world. What tipped us off? Well, one example is that South Korea has a high school where students train in the game Starcraft like Texas high schoolers practice football."
One point I find particular interesting is "Downloading music, TV shows, and movies is done in large numbers, especially among the college-age crowd. There aren't any threats of lawsuits from the RIAA to dissuade users, and it's done so universally that most of the folks I talked to about it don't really think of it as wrong." They don't even know what dial-up is! He recounts several interesting examples and a few personal experiences. A nice read.
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