Current Events > Net neutrality is big government cuckoldry

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http://www.departmentofmemes.com/article/net-neutrality-big-government-leftist-cuckoldry/

There are a lot of heated discussions about net neutrality right now, particularly with mounting pressure from major corporations such as Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft trying to make the Trump administration cave in to the concept.

As usual, anyone who disagrees with net neutrality is an evil capitalist shill who doesnt realize that fast and free Internet is a fundamental human right and that government is just trying to help out the average Joe.

See, net neutrality doesnt directly affect you or me right now. Its the attempt by the federal government to turn Internet access into a public utility. It reclassifies the property of these private companies and forces them in some instance to take a loss, eventually putting them out of business and making room for larger companies like Facebook and Google who can handle the high density regulations.

The alleged problem that net neutrality would solve is traffic shaping by Internet Service Providers, or ISPs. The claim is they are capable of extorting money from popular online services like Netflix, who have a high traffic and tend to use much of the available bandwidth from these ISPs, by charging them extra to get normal speeds, what has been termed fast lane (read normal lane) and slow lane packages.

ISPs have a limited amount of bandwidth and in some cases the ISP is just being greedy with their assets (were looking at you, Comcast) and in other cases they just dont have enough to accommodate the appetites of the users due to geographical isolation and other factors, so they raise the price. This is called supply and demand.

In other situations, nothing is wrong and everything is fine because there is enough competition between ISPs and enough available bandwidth. This doesnt always happen, as local or state governments often given a regulatory monopoly or unofficial preference for certain ISPs (Comcast, AT&T, Cox Communications, Time Warner, and other cronies) in some states.

Another factor is the available bandwidth given to the ISPs. The FCC recently held an auction for TV stations and broadcaster firms to sell some or all of their broadband spectrum back to the FCC, which would then auction the bandwidth to ISPs and cell phone companies. The problem? The ISPs and cell phone companies refused to bid fairly, so the auction prices were insanely low, and the vast majority of broadcasters refused to sell.

This is the slippery slope. Government hasnt had any success in controlling the Internet until now. This is their foot in the door. The real solution is to bust up the monopolies and allow greater competition, not reclassify a non-utility as a utility.

When Standard Oil controlled 88% of the oil market, we didnt make gasoline a utility and nationalize the refineries. We broke up the monopolies.

Hell, even the name net neutrality is a misnomer, as is everything surrounding a government power grab. Net neutrality will not make your life better, and it will not make the Internet neutral, it will simply drive smaller ISPs out of business whilst rewarding the large international ones that give out out corporate fellatio to the government.

You cant sue the water company for turning off your water for noncompliance, and you cant sue the government for turning off your Internet for not complying with whatever hate speech regulations theyre bound to enact.

But at least youd get 4k on Netflix for a marginally cheaper price, so being a net neutrality-supporting degenerate cuckold has its perks.

TL;DR: Net Neutrality is code for intrusive regulations by Marxcucks in government to create stronger corporate monopolies, kill competition, and eventually give the feds precedent to censor and control the internet. It hurts both smaller web startups and alternative media, and you, the consumer.

No one is reading all that shit bro

There is literally no positive aspect for consumers to wish to repeal net neutrality.
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Ah yes, surely the person with a strange cuckolding obsession will have nuanced thoughts on the subject.
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I hope to god you copy/pasted that from something and didn't type it all yourself
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this is the class of shitposting this board deserves
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

I hope to god you copy/pasted that from something and didn't type it all yourself

http://www.departmentofmemes.com/article/net-neutrality-big-government-leftist-cuckoldry/
http://www.departmentofmemes.com/about/

Lmao. Literally memelord and god emperor trump

Axiom posted...

UnholyMudcrab posted...

I hope to god you copy/pasted that from something and didn't type it all yourself

http://www.departmentofmemes.com/article/net-neutrality-big-government-leftist-cuckoldry/
http://www.departmentofmemes.com/about/

Lmao. Literally memelord and god emperor trump

Hopefully people learn something. I'm hardcore on net neutrality.

KazumaKiryu posted...

Hopefully people learn something.

Yeah, if they haven't already, they might now learn you are memer with no serious point to make.

Oh I'm sure a site named departmentofmemes with people called memelord and god emperor trump is very educational

SapphireOfChaos posted...

There is literally no positive aspect for consumers to wish to repeal net neutrality.

Frolex posted...

this is the class of shitposting this board deserves

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This is FCC Chairman and former Verizon Lawyer, Ajit Pai

https://ajitvpai.com

Learn about what is happening.
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snakes_righteye posted...

This is FCC Chairman and former Verizon Lawyer, Ajit Pai

https://ajitvpai.com

Learn about what is happening.

Just as your phone company shouldn't decide who you call and what you say on that call, your ISP shouldn't interfere with the content you view or post online.
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