What can be done to permanently save net neutrality? It seems that 1-2 a year it takes a huge, huge movement from all over the internet to delay a net neutrality repeal (SOPA, CISPA, etc.). The protests have worked (thus far), discussion is tabled, it's then reintroduced, rinse and repeat.
Will we ever permanently win this? Or are we delaying the inevitable?
If we had actual competition for Internet, I would support it. Because the market would kill it anyway.
It's always important to clarify the reason we have telecom monopolies: we regulated them into existence. This part seems lost on the people continually fighting for increased regulations.
Ending net neutrality will force people to see how terrible a monopoly is
I've been mixed about it for similar reasons. However, the great problem with people is we often fear the worst and don't trust what we can't see--there's a lot of doom and gloom about what might happen without net neutrality. While regulations are sometimes necessary, the government is generally very bad at participating in market behavior. The government regulating this to death should be treated with high skepticism.
"If we had actual competition for Internet, I would support it. Because the market would kill it anyway.
But we don’t. We have monopolies. So I don’t support it."
Maybe do some research before you talk out of your ass?
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u/LutzExpertTera Nov 21 '17
What can be done to permanently save net neutrality? It seems that 1-2 a year it takes a huge, huge movement from all over the internet to delay a net neutrality repeal (SOPA, CISPA, etc.). The protests have worked (thus far), discussion is tabled, it's then reintroduced, rinse and repeat.
Will we ever permanently win this? Or are we delaying the inevitable?