It&#x27;s not enough to compare to the past and present.  It&#x27;s necessary to consider the future.  Giving people free Facebook and calling it &quot;internet&quot; might make them a little better off now, but at the expense of the long term.  It creates a path dependence issue where the better future of full access to the Internet is less likely to be obtained.  This cripples their potential, and hurts others already  on the Internet who could benefit from communicating with these newcomers.<p>Consider a utilitarian analogy.  Suppose people need to see a benefit of 10 &quot;units&quot; before they are motivated to do something to obtain the benefit.  Free Facebook might have a benefit of 6 units, which prevents people from reaching the activation energy to seek out the 15 units of benefit from true Internet access.