> But until we have that, we need Network Neutrality "We have X, which is bad, so we need Y to counteract X, though Y is also bad" is how these things prolifer

> But until we have that, we need Network Neutrality "We have X, which is bad, so we need Y to counteract X, though Y is also bad" is how these things proliferate. Net Neutrality is - as you state above - a lipstick on a pig to hide the fact that ISPs are granted local monopolies in the US.