by Max Barry

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Region: 10000 Islands

The Issue

An IT firm organized an unusual race between a carrier pigeon toting a flash drive and Thorough's fastest internet provider. The bird easily beat the internet, prompting a debate about internet speeds.

The Debate

"This is horribly embarrassing!" cries the pixelated image of popular online vlogger Britney Mombota. Two and a half minutes of buffering later she continues, "Our internet is the slowest in 10000 Islands. Our system needs a massive overhaul. We need to crank it up! Fiber optic connections all across Thorough! Imagine the increase in productivity. Imagine how much more connected we'll all be. It'll be well worth the cost, Leader."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

"You've got to be joking!" scoffs your Minister of Finance, Mohammed Cohen. "The government has far more important problems at hand than dealing with trivial matters such as the internet speed. The people of Thorough have access to the internet. That's far better than most of the world. Leave the internet providers to run themselves and get back to the business of running the country."

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"Well, this certainly is eye-opening," exclaims amateur birdwatcher, Stan Sparkle, with a pair of binoculars dangling from his neck. "Here we are mucking about with our inefficient technology and the birds have us beat! Clearly we need to convert all our inefficient internet into bird-based-broadband! We'll need flocks upon flocks of pigeons and a tight training schedule, but we can do it."

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The struggle of Internet.:c

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