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The slow lane/fast lane propaganda is the small fight, they can have it. It's not about the speed, it's about equal access. The ISP discrimination and censorsh
by ColinDabritz 12y ago
The slow lane/fast lane propaganda is the small fight, they can have it. It's not about the speed, it's about equal access.
The ISP discrimination and censorship lanes are the real problem.
- mratzloff 12y agoSure. But phraseology shapes the debate, as is evident from "death tax", "health care rationing", "government takeover of health care", etc.
- ColinDabritz 12y agoExactly, my point is that the slow/fast phraseology is the wrong phrasing fight altogether. Whenever someone counters "fast lane" with "slow lane" they are promoting the premise that the issue is 'just' about the speed of the connections. While I care about connection speed, it's not the critical issue at the core of net neutrality. The issue is that the ISPs can choose discriminatory speeds based on any criteria they like, including censorship. And because they are known monopoly abusers, this is an especially critical issue. slow/fast ignores it entirely. It's possible this is deliberate strategy on their part, instead of just a simple marketing attempt. I propose we take the phraseology debate to them, and use phrases like "ISP discrimination lane".