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I unsubscribed from Netflix due to their backtracking on Net Neutrality. If you are an engineer at any company I would suggest organizing a walk out if your com

by pg_bot 9y ago

I unsubscribed from Netflix due to their backtracking on Net Neutrality. If you are an engineer at any company I would suggest organizing a walk out if your company is abandoning a free and open internet.

rimliu 9y ago
I will rather pay Netflix for unfree internet than have "free" internet where everything is paid by and poisoned by ads.
- izacus 9y ago
  The leap of logic that brings you from net neutrality (that is - fully open free market where services compete) to "everything is poisoned by ads) is really baffling.
- la_oveja 9y ago
  You're comparing pork with speed. Net neutrality does not have any relation with ad based revenue.
- dspillett 9y ago
  What you will probably end up with (and not just from Netflix) in the end is paying for unfree internet that is also encumbered by ads.
- deleted 9y ago
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- omginternets 9y ago
  I'll wager you don't remember the days when cable TV was ad-free. Mark my words: it will be the same with the internet.
autokad 9y ago
i never understood how people thought netflix was for net neutrality in the first place. their whole argument was 'we are big, we desire special privilege to put pipes directly into the backbone for us', which would have been a competitive advantage.
- wand3r 9y ago
  Well they were because they were small. They fought for it until they got big, then closed the door behind them.
  - autokad 9y ago
    what im saying is, the event that people say netflix stood up for net neutrality is when they were telling ISP's to allow netflix to build pipes directly into their backbones, and didnt want to pay for it. and people were like hell yeah netflix, fight the good fight! they weren't standing up to 'the man', they were asking for special privileges because they were big - they were already big at this point, not small
yjgyhj 9y ago
This is what I have done as well. I think it was Bruce Schneier who brought up the idea of digital feudalism. I want to own my data, and that is incompatible with the business of Netflix and Spotify. Very sad about it, since both those services are very easy to use and I was experiencing more new film & music while subscribing than I am when not subscribed.

by pg_bot 9y ago

rimliu 9y ago

I will rather pay Netflix for unfree internet than have "free" internet where everything is paid by and poisoned by ads.

izacus 9y ago
The leap of logic that brings you from net neutrality (that is - fully open free market where services compete) to "everything is poisoned by ads) is really baffling.
la_oveja 9y ago
You're comparing pork with speed. Net neutrality does not have any relation with ad based revenue.
dspillett 9y ago
What you will probably end up with (and not just from Netflix) in the end is paying for unfree internet that is also encumbered by ads.
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omginternets 9y ago
I'll wager you don't remember the days when cable TV was ad-free. Mark my words: it will be the same with the internet.

autokad 9y ago

i never understood how people thought netflix was for net neutrality in the first place. their whole argument was 'we are big, we desire special privilege to put pipes directly into the backbone for us', which would have been a competitive advantage.

wand3r 9y ago
Well they were because they were small. They fought for it until they got big, then closed the door behind them.
- autokad 9y ago
  what im saying is, the event that people say netflix stood up for net neutrality is when they were telling ISP's to allow netflix to build pipes directly into their backbones, and didnt want to pay for it. and people were like hell yeah netflix, fight the good fight! they weren't standing up to 'the man', they were asking for special privileges because they were big - they were already big at this point, not small

yjgyhj 9y ago

This is what I have done as well. I think it was Bruce Schneier who brought up the idea of digital feudalism. I want to own my data, and that is incompatible with the business of Netflix and Spotify. Very sad about it, since both those services are very easy to use and I was experiencing more new film & music while subscribing than I am when not subscribed.