A fun conversation with techies is: most people don& #39;t care about really fast WiFi. They just don& #39;t. The people who follow me probably do, but most people don& #39;t. They just want it to work, reliably. That& #39;s true of most technology - optimal is VERY secondary to it working reliably.

Yes, this is coming from a person about to install more 10Gb pathways in the house. I care about because *it& #39;s fun*, and sometimes useful for what I do. But it& #39;s not *needed* - it& #39;s fun and I enjoy it, and that& #39;s a fine reason. Most people just care if Netflix doesn& #39;t buffer.

I am currently doing network upgrades because...well, it& #39;s mostly something I can control and improve. And in 2020, things matching that description are in short supply. I need things to feel like accomplishments and occupy my mind to keep me sane - this is one of those things.

When family, friends, etc. ask you for advice on tech and trust you on what they need to spend, often what they& #39;re asking is "what do I need to buy...to not be frustrated or have to think about it?" They just want to spend less of their time frustrated.

This is the average user.

Note that I& #39;m not mocking "the average user" here. There& #39;s absolutely nothing wrong with that. If they want to future-proof, etc. - yeah sure.

But they don& #39;t need more than they get more benefit or enjoyment from. Put your resources into things that improve your quality of life.

Me? I& #39;m going to make the house faster, and switch to symmetrical gig fiber, and wire the garage, etc. And then everything will be great on the network. And that& #39;s fun, so I& #39;ll spend some resources on it.

...then I& #39;ll needlessly make WiFi out in our woods fast as I can. Because.