I have been a long-time user of the Internet...way before there even was a "World Wide Web", graphical browsers, etc. (1989 to be exact) The Internet is nothing more than a wide area network hosting a bunch of data transfer protocols to exchange information between computers. The hosting of servers and the physical "wire" was once handled by the military and universities, but now it's mostly through commercial entities where users compensate them for access to that service.
So, Net Neutrality comes along and the question was asked, "Should Internet service providers (ISPs) be allowed to govern the access they sell?" There are 2 schools of thought that usually fall within political party lines. Liberals think the government should force ISP companies to sell access to every product (site) on the Internet in equal portions, at equal rates. Conservatives think that the government has no place telling a business what product or services they can sell, nor should they force a business to support their competitor.
Personally, I want my ISP to provide me access to whatever I want, whenever I want, and to receive any legal content that I choose for a fixed rate, regardless of that content. But should the government make laws to force that? That's like forcing Walmart to sell every single book in publication if they choose to sell some books. Or, if Walmart elects NOT to sell the Satanic Bible or The Anarchist's Cookbook in their stores, should the government force them to just because they DO sell the Christian Bible or other How-To books? If one particular retailer or service provider doesn't offer the product you desire, at the rate you desire, then you seek out an alternate vendor. That's common practice in a free market economy and there are no shortages of ISPs available.
Yes, I want all the features that the Net Neutrality dogma stands for. But, do I want the agenda driven, know-what-is-good-for-you idiots in government creating laws dictating what and how a company can and cannot sell their products and services? That slope gets slippery rather quickly. Where do I land? On the side of selfishness of course. Keep Net Neutrality..and hope like hell it's not used as a precedent.
