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It's not a reasonable argument at all. It's like arguing that the USPS is "not fair" to companies like UPS or FedEx. Or that public buses are not fair to Uber.
by tirpen 6y ago
It's not a reasonable argument at all.
It's like arguing that the USPS is "not fair" to companies like UPS or FedEx. Or that public buses are not fair to Uber. Or libraries to book stores.
- gen220 6y agoHey, I agree with you. I was just trying to give context on what’s happening, without passing judgement or inflections my opinion. I guess I would rephrase it as “it’s not a totally unreasonable argument”, i.e. you can understand why it would be persuasive to small c conservatives and libertarians who would otherwise be pro-any-policy-that-attracts-business. It depends on whether you see access to high bandwidth internet as a public utility or not. Arguably it is, because the economics of it don’t make usually make sense for private companies unless that private company is a monopoly.