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re: Net Neutrality -- What You Need To Know
Posted on 5/19/14 at 4:46 pm to Korkstand
Posted on 5/19/14 at 4:46 pm to Korkstand
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Oh, it will work itself out?
the free market typically does
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How far into the future are you looking here, and why can you project that far out but I can't?
i said this may be a rare exception, but we can't make that assessment without data. my argument is one requiring data
the free market works itself out (which means consumers benefit more and more), except for some outlier scenarios (Which are typically due to government interference). this may be an outlier scenario. you don't know if it is, and neither do it. we can't assess that until we see what happens
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Posted on 5/19/14 at 4:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
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the free market typically does
there is no free market here. Its almost a monopoly in some markets, in others its an ogilopoly. Either way, there is very little competition. There will be no alternative. If an ISP decides well you know what, all traffic we don't approve of will be at 56.6kbps, consumers will be arse raped.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
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the free market typically does
The internet is the ultimate free market, but you seem ok with giving ISPs total control over that market AND their own.
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the free market works itself out (which means consumers benefit more and more), except for some outlier scenarios (Which are typically due to government interference).
The "free market" isn't some magical concept that always works out best for consumers without government interference. It does for a while, as long as competition is high and barriers to entry are low. Flipping those two variables results in a market that is anything but free.
Posted on 5/19/14 at 5:27 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:government protected monopolies is a free market?
the free market typically does
And there are plenty of examples in US history where the free market didn't work itself out
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