One Step Closer to a Closed Internet
I want to say this first: I love net neutrality and I support it 100%.<p>That said, I think this battle will go on forever until either<p>- We have a decentralized network anybody can plug into <i>without</i> ISPs (mesh net) or<p>- Cities build their own fiber infrastructure (or 4G towers for rural areas) and rent it out to companies. Cable&#x2F;DSL become a thing of the past, and you connect via radio&#x2F;public wifi&#x2F;direct fiber.<p>This battle is starting to get ridiculous. The &quot;let the market decide&quot; shills don&#x27;t seem to understand there&#x27;s no market. So let&#x27;s give them one, on public infrastructure. Either that, or make the internet some kind of mesh-connected network that routes around blocks&#x2F;slowdowns.<p>Until then, let&#x27;s all just agree the net neutrality is a common-good consumer protection, and there&#x27;s absolutely no reason, <i>at all</i>, to get rid of it until we either have a viable marketplace or we don&#x27;t need ISPs..