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Feb 26, 2015
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jokerman
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I'm confused about whether I should be for or against net neutrality
StantonMac
2/26/15 9:06am
Be neutral
jokerman
2/26/15 9:08am
Net neutrality, neutrality?
Rich Lather
2/26/15 9:08am
I'm concerned about the increase in FCC power. Furthermore, I have little
db59840
2/26/15 9:11am
Giving the FCC carte blanche authority to regulate the internet just to ensure
Left Shark Coug
2/26/15 9:12am
Rule of thumb: anything that gives a government agency more power should
maxpowers
2/26/15 9:14am
This. First, regulation. Then what? Rationing? Censorship? Welfare?
Twin Roots
2/26/15 9:22am
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
Sea Chicken
2/26/15 9:27am
I'm for gross neutrality
ColoSpgs
2/26/15 9:23am
be for net neutrality if you want low data limits on your internet.
thebruce
2/26/15 9:25am
Why would net neutrality lead to limits?
StantonMac
2/26/15 9:35am
The current proposal would regulate the internet like a utility
workindev
2/26/15 9:45am
I don't see that as different than the current model
StantonMac
2/26/15 10:05am
Regulating it like a utility would virtually guarantee that you have no choice
workindev
2/26/15 11:08am
good Q. it is speculation on my part - but here is why.
thebruce
2/26/15 10:38am
RE: I'm confused about whether I should be for or against net neutrality
BIG XII Coug
2/26/15 9:33am
The only people against net neutrality
Sleeping in EQ
2/26/15 9:46am
Well, this post isn't inflammatory at all.
SandYFan
2/26/15 9:50am
Agreed.
Sleeping in EQ
2/26/15 9:53am
I asked the question because I'm looking for these "facts" you mentioned
StantonMac
2/26/15 10:07am
You should be against it.
fredy
2/26/15 10:01am
Go to YouTube and search for 'What is Net Neutrality?'
taylore90
2/26/15 10:01am
Well...there's a conflict of interest there. Youtube is for net neutrality (as
db59840
2/26/15 10:25am
The basic premise of net neutrality:
Left Shark Coug
2/26/15 10:07am
Dapper's got a better summary, he just can't share it.
Left Shark Coug
2/26/15 11:09am
Yep. He's definitely been quiet on the issue. It's not like he's typed up the
Non-donor troll
2/26/15 11:33am
This is not true
annapcoug
2/26/15 11:39am
^^^knows what he/she is talking about.
thebruce
2/26/15 12:10pm
You can guarantee that these new government regulations won't be dumbly
Left Shark Coug
2/26/15 12:11pm
The best response you could come up with to that was comparing it to little kid
Non-donor troll
2/26/15 12:30pm
Government regulations run amok, my friend. You apparently love them.
Left Shark Coug
2/26/15 12:36pm
Right. I'm willing to bet I'm in favor of freer markets/less gov regs than you:
Non-donor troll
2/26/15 12:52pm
I'm just warning you of the unintended consequences of the new regulations
Left Shark Coug
2/26/15 1:12pm
tl;dr ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Non-donor troll
2/26/15 1:51pm
You read the first one in this string and critiqued it. Sorry that post was
Left Shark Coug
2/26/15 2:13pm
The FCC was regulating the internet before and it worked well
annapcoug
2/26/15 11:23am
And Netflix had to file for bankruptcy and went under, never to be heard from
db59840
2/26/15 12:58pm
You think it's okay because it didn't bankrupt Netflix?
annapcoug
2/26/15 4:30pm
I think it's okay because the market righted itself. There is no need for
db59840
2/26/15 4:32pm
That would be true if ISPs didn't have a monopoly
annapcoug
2/26/15 5:06pm
Again, none of these nightmare scenarios you have proposed have ever happened.
db59840
2/27/15 8:18am
People throw out the word "monopoly" as if it in and of itself is evil. Not all
db59840
2/27/15 8:22am
It's a government band-aid to attempt to solve a government-created problem
Skipshot
2/26/15 12:52pm
How does the government enforce these monopolies?
annapcoug
2/26/15 4:46pm
RE: How does the government enforce these monopolies?
db59840
2/27/15 8:27am
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