A Fake ‘Ad’ Captures Both The Absurdity And Anger I Feel Toward High-Speed Internet Companies

Hey, America! Some of our communities have slower Internet connections than most of the industrialized world, and that’s so not OK. Shouldn’t we, like, send a slow-speed email to our representatives and tell ’em to fix that or something? This NSFW “truthful” ad will give you some good pointers on things you can talk about.

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