This argument is insidious. I don't think I am that old that I remember the time before the internet, and why the internet worked - and why it mattered so much

This argument is insidious. I don't think I am that old that I remember the time before the internet, and why the internet worked - and why it mattered so much. This argument is insidious. I don't think I am that old that I remember the time before the internet, and why the internet worked - and why it mattered so much. The internet is not Wikipedia, or amazon or facebook. It is the substrate that allowed those systems to exist! Its what allowed geocities, ask jeeves, craigslist, dwarf fortress, ebay, kickstarter, watsi, cnn.com, wikileaks, irctc.com, pets.com, Bloomberg, google, optimizely, twitter, reddit and so many more to exist. The internet is the system that enables any creator of content to access any consumer of content sans a gatekeeper. That is fundamentally what the internet is about. I feel as if I am tip toeing around defining walled gardens and open internet. FBasics is NOT the internet. It is categorically the opposite of what makes the internet work and why the internet is a force multiplier or worth passionately fighting for. Side note: The top bureaucrat in TRAI is actually assessing the inputs provided in a clear technical process. Theres bureaucrats who are close to telecom who are pushing for freebasics. So if you want to know the truth, then you should also be ready to denounce Freebasics wholesale, the telcos are pushing to get middle man status via bureaucrats who are in the rank and file. The NN people followed procedure, telcos are not. So its hard to take your particular accusations of Bureaucracy seriously