State attorneys general line up to sue FCC over net neutrality repeal

[EricHiggin]

Azuren said:

EricHiggin said:

There is a big problem that is directly tied to NN and that is, what is the point in everyone having equal access to internet content, if a substantial amount of people don't even have access to that content in the first place? Not to mention the large amount of people who do have 'high speed', yet these lower speeds are only good enough to stream content in such poor quality that it doesn't make it worth it for example.

NN makes sense if every single person has the option to pay for and use up to let's say a 1GB connection. Many won't need 1GB, and many won't be able to afford 1GB, but being able to purchase a worthwhile speed, that allows for a worthwhile amount of content, in a quality form, is what is needed before NN should be re-thought and/or re-implemented. 

I don't really think it's directly a political Dem vs Rep thing, but the fact that the cities voted blue for Hillary, and the country voted red for Trump, and it's the country that has major internet problems, does make it seem like it's strictly political. I think the truth is that the internet sucks in the country, so most of those people don't really care about NN because it really didn't do much for them in the first place, and they just happen to be Conservatives.

There is a reason why voting works quite well, and it's because everyone of legal voting age, has the same value and worth, and the outcome affects everyone in the end, one way or another. This is not the case with NN as long as people don't have equal internet content access. The answer isn't to get NN T2 back asap, it's to get everyone on an equal playing field in terms of speeds and reliability, or as equal as possible anyway, then figure out what makes sense when it comes to controlling the data flow.

1. Just because not everyone uses the internet doesn't mean that we should give everyone that does the shaft.

2. Red opposes net neutrality, blue supports it. You can say it isn't a Dem vs Rep thing, but it clearly has become as much.

3. No, not everyone's vote matters as much as others. Look up gerrymandering.

1. This again is the same as voting. Everyone of legal age has the right to vote, yet many don't bother voting. Why? There are many reasons, but one of the most important reasons is because the candidates don't offer those people what they want, or those people don't believe their vote matters since many politicians don't follow through. This is the same as NN. There are many country people who aren't being offered what they want, or they assume with or without NN, they are screwed anyway, so why bother?

2. I've seen some red who are for NN, and some blue against. They are the minority, but it's not strictly politics. I can't say there is no connection whatsoever between them, because there is, that connection is indirect however. It's like some of the Liberals who voted for Trump. They didn't like Trump or the Republicans, they just couldn't stand for what was happening within the Democratic Party, so while the Conservatives won some voters over, it was indirect.

3. Well if your going to move the lines, then the people should be made aware of this, and if they are, they should pay attention, and should take into account how those lines are drawn and who drew those lines when voting. If this information isn't available to voters, then they need to fight for it to be made available. Truth is most people don't know and/or don't care and just listen to what comes out of a Politicians mouth. NN again has similarities to this. The ISP's have to follow the NN equality rules, and let all data through without hassle, yet the websites can ban, block, and do whatever they want in terms of who's content is seen on their site. You can't say your for NN if your website purposely blocks things it doesn't like, for whatever reason, just like how you can't say you believe and love America's laws and rights, then have your party draw some new lines that purposely favor your election. You can physically do this, but then once again, what's the point as far as the people are concerned?