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Topic	So tired of hearing about net neutrality
On_The_Edge 11/21/17 10:54:13 PM #24:	R_Jackal posted... On_The_Edge posted... billcom6 posted... https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/923701871092441088 Yes? Of course that's what would happen. Doesn't mean it's a terrible thing necessarily. Why would it not be a terrible thing? What about places that only have one ISP? The town I live in has a single ISP providing high-speed internet, for example. If I have to start paying additional costs simply to access my email, or to check my bank or pay bills, I'm literally strung up by the neck and given the option to pay and live, or not and die. A couple towns over where a friend lives is in the same situation, except the USPS office closed there as well, so regular snail mail delivery isn't even guaranteed and is commonly late. "Having to pay extra to access these things is no big issue to me" is because, honestly, these people really don't care about anyone other than themselves. Well I understand that argument and it's a fair concern, that's why I say I'm more inclined to side with net neutrality in our current situation. I'm just saying that in a free market where there would be more competition in ISPs, this would not be such a huge deal. In fact, it would probably work out in favor of the consumers. So I'm not against it in principle, but the ISPs as they are shouldn't be given this power, I agree. --- We're here. <cite>On_The_Edge posted [p:890842107] in So tired o... [t:76017842]...</cite> <quote><cite>R_Jackal posted...</cite> <quote><cite>On_The_Edge posted...</cite> <quote><cite>billcom6 posted...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/923701871092441088</quote> Yes? Of course that's what would happen. Doesn't mean it's a terrible thing necessarily.</quote> Why would it not be a terrible thing? What about places that only have one ISP? The town I live in has a single ISP providing high-speed internet, for example. If I have to start paying additional costs simply to access my email, or to check my bank or pay bills, I'm literally strung up by the neck and given the option to pay and live, or not and die. A couple towns over where a friend lives is in the same situation, except the USPS office closed there as well, so regular snail mail delivery isn't even guaranteed and is commonly late. "Having to pay extra to access these things is no big issue to me" is because, honestly, these people really don't care about anyone other than themselves.</quote> Well I understand that argument and it's a fair concern, that's why I say I'm more inclined to side with net neutrality in our current situation. I'm just saying that in a free market where there would be more competition in ISPs, this would not be such a huge deal. In fact, it would probably work out in favor of the consumers. So I'm not against it in principle, but the ISPs as they are shouldn't be given this power, I agree. --- We're here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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