French President Emmanuel Macron Compares 5G Opponents To Amish

neutrino38 writes: “France is the country of the Enlightenment, it is the country of innovation […] We are going to debunk all false ideas. Yes, France is going to take the 5G turning point because it is the turning point of innovation,” Macron insisted in front of a hundred French Tech entrepreneurs gathered at the Elysee. “I hear a lot of voices saying that the complexity of contemporary problems should be addressed by returning to the oil lamp! I don’t think that the Amish model can solve the challenges of contemporary ecology,” the head of state said. Meanwhile, AT&T’s 5G network was found to be slower than 4G, and in China some 5G towers are switched off during the night because of power consumption. Welcome to the future.

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