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The majority of the bot posts were opposed to the change in rules. I posted my comments and it is not even possible to find them in the echo chamber without a p
by benlorenzetti 9y ago
The majority of the bot posts were opposed to the change in rules. I posted my comments and it is not even possible to find them in the echo chamber without a priori knowing the number. If you actually scrolled through posts you would find my post surrounded on either side by 100+ verbatim copies of the same bot post.
My comments: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/10522187689085 https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/10522187689085
On the study, (1) I think the term "net neutrality" was very politically chosen and (2) I think people are more intelligent and act in their own interests more than studies like this give them credit for.
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- blackguardx 9y ago>>The majority of the bot posts were opposed to the change in rules. I thought it was the opposite. People even traced down the anti-net neutrality bots to be from mostly one organization. Also, I read your comment. It was well constructed, but I would say that the FCC does not profit from wireless spectrum auctions. The auctions exist to ensure the spectrum owner has a vested interest in using the spectrum in a utility maximizing way.
- benlorenzetti 9y agoThanks for reading you might be the first! I condemn the bots on both sides. They are both trying to galvanize their base rather than facilitate a discussion. The FCC does profit. But its not like they are stealing that money, they literally create value out of thin air by being the authority that says you are not allowed to interfere with others' spectrum space. But the profit is undisputable, see https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-rakes-in-45-billion-from-wireless-spectrum-auction/ https://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-rakes-in-45-billion-from-wirel... The Federal Reserve does the same thing.
- s73ver_ 9y agoI mean, the alternative would be that everyone gets to use all spectrum whenever they want, and then it would just go to whoever is willing to put the most power into the signal that day. That's a horrendous situation.
- bo1024 9y ago> The majority of the bot posts were opposed to the change in rules. To my understanding, that's false. Lots of humans were copy/pasting suggestions from various websites, but analysis showed that bot posts, including issues like dead people posting comments, comments posted under people's identities without their permission, etc, were anti-net neutrality.
- benlorenzetti 9y agoCorrection: the majority of the bots were opposed to the net neutrality rule.