Hey nerds: Ending net neutrality is not the end of the world. It could be good or bad, but it def isn't catastrophichttps://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/7dljcy/serious_what_can_the_average_joe_do_to_save_net/ …
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Net neutrality is a prediction made in the early 2000s that on the internet, consolidation would happen at the ISP level. The internet would be sold like cable.
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It turned out that most of the consolidation happened at the level of individual websites. FB, Twitter etc now have the censorship power people worries about.
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I find this whole debate interesting bc the fear of consolidation is so totally misplaced. All the bad things we feared would happen to the internet in 2005 to already happened.
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In 2005 we were terrified that mobs of normies would show up, demanding the internet to be made family friendly. Terrified we'd only visit 1 or 2 corporate-controlled sites. Yet here we are.
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Net neutrality I think is a misplaced crusade. Reviving the internet will take: blockchain protocols, a new platform (AR), and a general cultural revival.
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But that's not to understate the effect the internet *did* have on the broader culture. We won, if this is what winning feels like.
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Replying to @sknthla
I think the risk of ISPs with monopolies in localities segmenting up the Internet like it's cable TV is still real. No reason not to charge 2x for Netflix.
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No, I agree. Don't necessarily think that's *so* wrong though, in terms of destroying internet culture. Much of the homogenization of web culture has been self-inflicted.
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I guess it depends on what you're protecting. Most pro-NN redditors just want to watch rick and morty and play video games without getting charged more
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