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"If you want the Internet to continue working exactly as it has since it was created, a fair and level playing field for both Google and Grandma, then you're in
by SkyMarshal 10y ago
"If you want the Internet to continue working exactly as it has since it was created, a fair and level playing field for both Google and Grandma, then you're in favor of Net Neutrality.
If instead you want the telecom natural monopolies to take more control of the Internet and change how it works to bias whoever can pay them more, then you're against Net Neutrality."
- tylerhou 10y agoI'm not sure if I like this explanation because it seems to create an "us" versus "them" mentality without much nuance.
- Already__Taken 10y agoIs there any nuance? We're all equal on here or not.
- kriro 10y agoI like "Google and Grandma" and will use that in the future, thanks :)
- bluetwo 10y agoI was watching an industry spokesperson explain (falsely) that net neutrality forces some companies to fall under one set of regulations, and others to fall under a different set. Getting rid of net neutrality meant that all companies would play by the same rules.
- rhino369 10y agoThe problem with this is you aren't really explaining why there needs to be a rule. Which is actually the biggest problem with getting net neutrality implemented. It's sort of a solution in search of a problem. There hasn't been many largescale violations of it even when violations were legal. Comcast blocking bittorrent is the only clearly bad example of a net neutrality violation I can think of. AT&T zero rating DirecTV streaming is the second but a lot of consumers see free and don't care.
- SkyMarshal 10y agoTrue, which is why I intentionally framed the second line as "take more control" and "change how it works", implying a change from the current status quo. Maybe that's too subtle though.