"Problem #2 is oversized queues everywhere else on the Internet. The truth is, for almost everyone reading this, you don't care even a little bit about problem

"Problem #2 is oversized queues everywhere else on the Internet. The truth is, for almost everyone reading this, you don't care even a little bit about problem #2" Apenwarr is misreading Van Jacobson here. What VJ says is "data piles up wherever there's a fast-to-slow transition, and nowhere else". That's in your router upstream, but it's also in your ISP's router nearest to you, downstream. You can only fix one of these on your own, which is the reason for the 'alarmist' articles: to get ISPs to pay attention.