Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

That's how it is with us. The holiday homes or undeveloped plots get fiber optics so that the trees can post photos on Instagram...

Well, usually you invest in the future. The effort and cost to lay fiber optics into the newly dug-up new development is clearly much lower than renewing existing settlements.

I of course understand the criticism that some settlements are still limping along with 6 Mbit, but regarding the new developments, it’s only logical, isn’t it!?

Well, usually you invest in the future. The effort and costs of installing fiber optic cables in a new development that is already being dug up are considerably lower than renewing them in existing residential areas.

Not only is the infrastructure under the street cheaper. You also have completely different subscription rates. In existing areas, half of the people are then not willing to pay another €2000 (and as far as I know, those are still the subsidized prices) for their fiber optic home connection. In new developments, everyone needs a home connection anyway, so it is sold along with the property. So you have the higher costs for the shared infrastructure plus a lower acceptance rate. In addition, in existing areas you may also have competition from internet via cable connections. And people are hardly willing to pay significantly higher prices for a faster connection. The only economically viable way for a company to deal with this is to lay cables when the street is being dug up for some reason anyway. But then it takes forever until all areas are connected.

You also have completely different connection rates. In the existing area, half are then not willing to pay another €2000 (and to my knowledge, those are still the subsidized prices) for their fiber optic home connection.

In my residential area, we barely reached the minimum quota of 40% last year. And thanks to subsidies, the connection costs nothing at all.
You only have to sign a fiber optic contract with the municipal utilities with at least 250MBit for €40/month.
But because of the age structure, not everyone was willing to do that. Also, here we have DSL with 80-100MBit without provider restrictions and cable internet is still available.

I claim that with us the rate would definitely be at least 50%. There is only Vodafone (which theoretically goes up to 1000 Mbit), with constant connection drops during peak times (evenings), or Telekom with 6 MBit + mobile stuff. If someone came with fiber optic, it would already be good. But of course, the age structure here is quite high, so it won't be much more than 50%.

Unfortunately, this is complete nonsense that can only be believed if you have no knowledge of the agricultural sector and trust the current media. I recommend 'Moderner Landwirt' on Youtube. It really provides insights into German agricultural production and current problems.

Nevertheless, 1kg of meat produces more CO2 than 1kg of soy.

Regardless, this has very little to do with building materials; soon one could also philosophize about textile production in Bangladesh.

PS: I originally came from a farm. And maybe in the future, regionally produced food will once again have a higher value for the general public. However, since it is more expensive than at the discount store – rather unlikely.

You probably meant agriculturally used land and not arable land!

3.2 billion hectares worldwide are extensively used pastures and meadows, 1.2 billion hectares are intensively used arable land.

Arable land yields significantly more than pasture – so if it were possible, one would much rather use it as arable land. It would be stupid not to!

But this almost never works because the pasture is used precisely because it is not usable as arable land: too dry, too rocky, too mountainous, etc.

Therefore, these areas are either used for extensive livestock farming or they remain wasteland, wilderness, nature... tertium (arable crops) non datur!

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has extensive statistics on livestock farming in Germany. Less than a third of cattle ever see a pasture; for pigs, only different types of stables are distinguished. Only sheep are predominantly kept in pasture farming. The livestock population can therefore only be managed by using large arable areas for animal feed and additionally importing certain feedstuffs such as soy. All of this can be read in official statistics. Everything else is agricultural lobby. Sorry for the off-topic, but a diet reduced in meat is definitely healthier and more sustainable.

In my residential area, we barely met the minimum quota of 40% last year. And thanks to subsidies, the connection costs nothing at all. You just have to sign a fiber optic contract with the municipal utilities with at least 250MBit for €40/month. But due to the age structure, not everyone was willing. Besides, here DSL with 80-100MBit is available without provider restrictions and there is also cable internet.

What a luxury. Here we only have internet from BLS (a special-purpose company) together with Netcom BW. As far as I understand, the connection costs over €2000, possibly laid empty conduits are not credited. So I paid for nothing. In return, you get a 50MBit connection for €45 once the first year has expired...