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@Croton No, but it got mentioned at Hacker News. Not sure if any of the comments are from those users, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were. Entrepreneurs are self-starters who don't believe it's the government's role to get involved in or protect things they create, even though corporations are hell-bent on using government to hurt the competition, just like AT&T's "special rule that was part of their covenant with the federal government".
The comments aren't "pro-ISP", they're anti-corporatism. Corporations may benefit from the sentiment of these comments, but they'll benefit more if politicians carve out special rules for them.
The free-market has created the internet we know and love. So, why get special-interest "protection" when there hasn't been any real threat?
The Importance of Net Neutrality
Although I remain a huge admirer of Lawrence Lessig, I am ashamed to admit that I never fully understood the importance of net neutrality until last week. Mr. Lessig described network neutrality in these urgent terms in 2006: At the center of the debate is the most important public policy you...
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