re: Sky Screamers Rejoice! Senate votes to repeal the repeal of Net Neutrality

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The whole functionality of the internet is based on open equal access

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Create a separate regulatory system for broadband.

Are you a fan of using Title II?

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If, in 1998, a person on the internet couldn't conceptualize for you how he would, "from scratch" take on WalMart, that would definitely mean we should have considered it impossible

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How are these comparable?

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Sure. But the desires of ~200 million people can and should shape economic policy.

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Just nationalize the industry.

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To remove that cornerstone is to remove what makes the internet valuable and useful to all mankind.

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this is exactly why many companies want that cornerstone removed.

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The whole functionality of the internet is based on open equal access.

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Not really.

Hell, that's demonstrably not true even today.

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It allows anyone anywhere to have access to everyone everywhere. It allows people to start businesses in their mother's basement that can do sales in Nigeria, India, and Taiwan at will. It allows a blog post in Beirut to trigger a revolution.

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I'm aware of this.

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Free, open, and equal access is the cornerstone of "the internet". To remove that cornerstone is to remove what makes the internet valuable and useful to all mankind.

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Romanticism. Well, actually, Romanticism along with fear.

Markets are a son of a bitch over time.

If you're asking me, "will there be ANY unevenness to the application of the market", then I most assuredly will tell you yes.

If you're asking me "will NOTHING negative occur that you are predicting", my answer will be no.

But that's the argument EVERY TIME when talking about economics and markets long term.

It is ALWAYS between the "but granny will melt" and the "shite will play out and we'll be fine" crowd.

I haven't seen a single discussion in any net neutrality there that with a mere few word changes couldn't have easily taken place in 1910, 1930, 1950, 1970, 1990.......

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Create a separate regulatory system for broadband.

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Has anyone here said they are against this? Other than ShortyRob who believes there is never a reason for government regulation in any aspect and the free market will always win no matter what the situation.

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Has anyone here said they are against this?

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Absolutely.

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Sure. But the desires of ~200 million people can, does, and should shape economic policy.

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Well yes, it does.

Which is why we get a lot of really stupid economic policy.

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Create a separate regulatory system for broadband.

Are you a fan of using Title II?

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P4p politicians would never let this pass. Too many republicans getting their campaign efforts paid for by ISPs.

But youre right about what needs to happen. Its a no brainer.

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So his claim that the democrats blocked republicans from passing legislation protecting net neutrality principles is false?

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It isn't. The FCC tried to implement open internet rules in 2010 and 2014, both were struck down because they did not have the authority to regulate broadband. The republican proposal granted the FCC authority to regulate broadband, but forbid it from classifying it as a common carrier utility. The FCC would then be able to achieve the goals of NN while avoiding Title 2. Clean. Simple.