Undersea cables carry 99 percent of global internet traffic in the estimate used for this comparison. Most users concentrate on whether their connection works. The same applies to a keyboard assembled overseas from components made in several countries: the buyer needs it to arrive, work and cost an acceptable amount. Limited time helps explain why the transport behind those services attracts little everyday attention. The criticism of the term sea blindness is that this habit extends to other infrastructure people rely on.
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Undersea cables and the systems behind everyday life
Internet cables and an imported keyboard illustrate why people can depend on international transport systems without thinking about how they work.