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“'Net Neutrality' Is Obamacare for the Internet.” – Senator Ted Cruz
- jndsn402 12y agoI'm no expert, but that does not seem to make any sense. Is there any merit to what he is saying?
- bediger4000 12y agoAs far as I can tell, no. Net neutrality is more like "Hush-a-Phone vs United States" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush-A-Phone_v._United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush-A-Phone_v._United_States), and calling The Internet a public utility is more like the PSTN as a common carrier. On the other hand, if The Internet becomes a network where one can only connect sanctioned devices and clients (servers will naturally cost a lot more), then something like Usenet and/or UUCP might make a comeback. That might not be a bad outcome for the technically savvy, but it would be a big loss for wider humanity.
- digikata 12y agoNo, but it's a short digestible concept - right or wrong the danger is that the meme overrides than a more nuanced policy discussion. And that is likely the goal of the author.
- blankenship 12y agoHell of a soundbite. It doesn’t even matter that it doesn’t make sense, it’s a death-by-association repeatable nugget for uninformed voters (which most people are).
- TheCoelacanth 12y agoSo it will be a substantial improvement, but won't go far enough?
- zeruch 12y agoIts a great bit of PR for those who fall for it. Otherwise its one of the dumbest things I've read in some time.
- chipgap98 12y agoIt's unfortunate how many people will fall for it.