&gt; So you are working under the assumption that without the aid of Facebook et al, India will cease developing internet connectivity? &lt;<p>Nope, not at all. If I took half of all your wealth, does that mean you&#x27;d now be completely poor? No, you&#x27;d be poorer and it will harm you.<p>Even though the poor in India will eventually get Internet (let&#x27;s hope so) now they will get Internet a lot later and a lot fewer of them would it.<p>I was lucky enough to get Internet access during the 1990s in India, but there are so many people I wish had Internet. I don&#x27;t expect them all to become techies like me, but I definitely think it will make their lives a LOT better rather than waiting for the government to do something.<p>This is what government&#x27;s services gets you (it&#x27;s a link to a Hindi comedy show from 1990s which satirizes how many years you had to wait to get a telephone line).<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=i132W_iOKu0" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=i132W_iOKu0</a>