It&#x27;s not so much about internet access, but <i>information</i> access (to wit: why public libraries were invented). Using his example of 500MB&#x2F;month, that could easily cover a box set of the Foxfire books (extensive details on how to live off the land) one month, canonical classic literature in one&#x27;s language the next, etc. Part of being &quot;not poor&quot; is qualitatively having the means to improve one&#x27;s living condition, which very much includes means to learn <i>how</i> to improve.