I like your analogy so I will use it in my counter argument. I even have a personal example!
In my last place, there were no ethernet ports, and there was no shot that my landlord would install any. Coaxial wasn’t correctly wired up either. So my two options were to either move my setup into the kitchen, or to run an Ethernet cord up into my room.
I chose the second option to not monopolize the dining room table. It wasn’t pretty but my roommates were happier with some painters tape on the walls than my computer being in the kitchen.
I think a similar thing can be said for people who live in remote areas, it is about compromise. In this example it’s low internet speeds, traveling to get groceries if you live in a food desert, or paying more for utilities.
People prefer what they prefer. And if their preferences are worth their cost of the compromises, then they are going to go with their preferences.
It’s unreasonable to expect someone to move / abandon their preferences because they may not make sense to others on paper.