Karl Karsada has some interesting thoughts on "Net Neurality". He's more in tune with the subject of computers and the net than I am-on the same scale as Rex being more well versed on long range shooting than I. :-)
I defer to him on his premise, but I'm leery of trusting the FCC. Yes, they broke up "Ma Bell" decades ago, but have recently allowed so many mergers and acquisitions that the monopolies that Karl speaks of are choking off consumer choice.
I can't say I trust any corporation to do anything other than make sure they make money.
Congress Critters? My dear old gray haired momma said to me, just today, " I think that most of them are either too lazy, or too stupid to read for themselves what they're voting on. Lawyers who write laws so that only other lawyers can understand".
I guess it's another case of "pick your poison".
Well I have been carefully considering this since you posted it. It was a while ago. The video has many great points.
I can't help but feel like the government net neutrality is regulating and stifling the free market. They are making it difficult for smaller companies to compete.
Say I wanted to open a company that provided insanely fast internet access to surgeons. I would use Quality of service protocols to prioritize the data in a way that allowed the surgeon to remotely view or even perform lifesaving surgery on another continent. Doctors and patients would be provided a unique service through my service that they would not be able to obtain with a standard ISP.
Net Neutrality would make this kind of specialization illegal.
If Comcast decided that they were going to assign a lower priority to Rex videos and other politically incorrect commentary, they would be creating a market for another ISP who does not restrict such content.
Right now, It seems like a long way off since Comcast owns much of the infrastructure, but getting the government out of the way would allow more competition and development of technologies to meet consumer requirements much quicker and more efficiently .
This is a scaling issue, and NN prevents the advancement of technology.
Neither side of this argument is perfect, but I have to err on the side of a free market. But that would include not regulating ISPs, and allowing more infrastructure to be built, which government makes very difficult for all but the largest companies, who can afford the EPA, FCC, BLM, and other assorted fees and licenses.
I love InRange. Karl and Ian are great. Don't agree with everything they say but they are a great no nonsense resource.