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> people feel like they already don't have [a perfectly free Internet where everyone has a voice], why would they care about net neutrality? The Internet is do
by namuol 9y ago
> people feel like they already don't have [a perfectly free Internet where everyone has a voice], why would they care about net neutrality?
The Internet is dominated by Tech Giants, but deregulating ISPs will probably only make the problem worse by allowing Tech Giants to set the price for preferential treatment by ISPs, thereby raising the barrier to entry for competitors and raising prices for regular consumers.
- jdoliner 9y agoHopefully you can see how "this will probably only make the problem worse" doesn't quite stir people's stumps the way "this will create a new problem that we've worked very hard to avoid up until this point."
- namuol 9y ago> this will create a new problem that we've worked very hard to avoid up until this point Sorry, could you elaborate? Not sure what you meant here. Do you just mean to suggest that the "net-neutrality-is-good-for-competition" argument will not persuade the average person, or something else?
- jacalata 9y agoHe means that if people already know they're going to die of old age eventually, nobody will be interested in a cure for cancer.
- jdoliner 9y agoI'm saying people will be less likely to care that repealing net neutrality will hurt them if they feel like they're already experiencing the ill effects while it's law.
- namuol 9y agoI'm not so sure. People with life insurance still opt for medical insurance. :shrug: