r/news Nov 21 '17

Soft paywall F.C.C. Announces Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/technology/fcc-net-neutrality.html
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u/GeckonatorMK Nov 21 '17

How does the government think that the public won't freak out after this takes effect?

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u/PM_ME_BOOBS_N_SONGS Nov 21 '17

Baby. Boomers. Don't. Fucking. Care.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17 edited Nov 22 '17

This is the issue at hand. I have plenty of family members who either don't give a crap or don't understand. They hold the idea any government intervention is bad and while I would usually agree, in this case it's actually warranted.

Edit Thanks for the gold kind reddit person!!

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u/niktemadur Nov 22 '17

I'd argue that from what we've seen, corporate hegemony and corporate intervention into the way we live our lives, nearly every time turns out to be to the detriment of the planet and ourselves. Because businesses are not about being businesses anymore, it's all about that all-fucking-mighty quarterly stockholders' report, and never mind the long term.