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This is where boycotts come in. Time to actually suffer to get what you want people.
by FollowingTheDao 2y ago
This is where boycotts come in.
Time to actually suffer to get what you want people.
- afavour 2y agoI think this understates how essential internet access is these days. It would be very, very difficult for a lot of people to simply boycott their internet provider. Like, “not able to do your job” difficult. Few people are going to risk their job for net neutrality rules.
- FollowingTheDao 2y ago> It would be very, very difficult for a lot of people to simply boycott their internet provider. As I said; "Time to actually suffer to get what you want people." But I am not just talking about the providers, I am talking about compaines like Facebook and Google. But my Grandfather was a coal miner in PA and they had strikes that led directly to some of their deaths by murder by agents of the coal companies, so do not talk about losing your job would be hard.
- afavour 2y agoYou don't see the difference between miners striking to improve their livelihoods and striking for net neutrality rules? I'd think it would be obvious far fewer people are prepared to do the latter. The stakes simply aren't as high.
- FollowingTheDao 2y agoPeople here seem to think net neutrality effects their livelihood...
- johnnyanmac 2y agoThis isn't a first (or hundredth) shot. it's a boiling frog. They won't even know their internet is slower and blame the website.
- rsync 2y agoNo, I think the correct response to biased network carriers is community Internet. The unregulated capitalist free-for-all that strikes down net neutrality cannot also disallow independent network networks from being stood up.
- jasomill 2y agoWant to make a bet? https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/fcc-admits-defeat-in-municipal-broadband-wont-appeal-court-loss/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/fcc-admits-defea...