3 ms·
This essay from Stratechery, and the accompanying podcast, I think sums up the way I feel about it and gets into how emotional people get over this topic [1]. I
by remarkEon 9y ago
This essay from Stratechery, and the accompanying podcast, I think sums up the way I feel about it and gets into how emotional people get over this topic [1]. I'm always going to be skeptical of whatever the ISPs are telling me, but I think Thompson's point here about how we don't know what things in the future won't exist if we mandate NN is worth at least considering, so I tend to agree that light-touch is probably a better approach.
[1] https://stratechery.com/2017/pro-neutrality-anti-title-ii/ https://stratechery.com/2017/pro-neutrality-anti-title-ii/
- sushisource 9y agoI think the overall point of the article is solid, but this sentence is laughable: "Again, zero-rating is not explicitly a net-neutrality issue: T-Mobile treats all data the same, some data just doesn’t cost money." Right. Interesting definition of "same".
- tc313 9y agoAt the risk of splitting hairs, Thompson actually argued in favor of mandating net neutrality, but against the stringent Title II regulations. He also argued that re-classifying ISPs would not necessarily lead to the end of net neutrality.
- remarkEon 9y agoYou're correct, and I was perhaps assuming too much that people have kept up with his writing on this topic.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoThat is definitely assuming too much when answering an explain it like I'm 5 type question.