It is becoming more and more necessary over time. Addressing it as a common need and making sure that everyone can accesses it is not inherently unreasonable.
Questions of "rights" devolve into discussions of fairness with each person asserting that their sense of justice is the one that society ought to satisfy. It makes more sense to examine an issue like this from a perspective of utility: the internet is incredibly useful for education and communication, both of which benefit society.
> It is becoming more and more necessary over time. Addressing it as a common need and making sure that everyone can accesses it is not inherently unreasonable.
It's entirely worthwhile to pursue goals like maximizing the availability of internet access for as many people is feasible and practicable. But putting this pursuit on the same level as fundamental rights - which inhere in every individual irrespective of any external infrastructure or institutions - does indeed dilute the concept of rights.
Which illustrates how much easier things get when one focuses on the pragmatics of the situation. One can then focus on whatever areas are under-served and how best to deal with that.
Which will still be there for those who need them. And remember that Finland is geographically quite large country with a lot of small towns and villages[1]. Not everyone is close to a library. Not to mention that the weather in winter will definitely discourage people, especially the elder, from walking to one.
[1]: Here's a list of the 20 largest municipalities: http://www.stat.fi/tup/suoluk/suoluk_vaesto.html#suurimmat. The smallest of those has population of 48 907. About half of Finland's population is spread around municipalities smaller than that.
Where you often struggle to get enough time to do anything - even if you're willing to trust the machines to not be compromised.
There's a fantastic article from a librarian on the topic of helping people to use library computers and the problems users have, although a quick hunt doesn't seem to turn it up - anyone?
Questions of "rights" devolve into discussions of fairness with each person asserting that their sense of justice is the one that society ought to satisfy. It makes more sense to examine an issue like this from a perspective of utility: the internet is incredibly useful for education and communication, both of which benefit society.