How long has this Net Neutrality argument been going? Five years? Ten? I remember, way back when, getting into an argument with one of my friends about Net Neutrality and censorship. They were convinced that Net Neutrality allowed internet providers to censor what you see on the internet and I was running in circles trying to explain to them that it's the exact opposite. The headline to this post creates a weird deja vu.
Having worked in energy to me it seems absolutely idiotic to not go for net neutrality. Open access to transmission lines helped the free market by increasing the number and diversity of electrical suppliers and improving the consumer options. Open access to interstate natural gas pipelines similarly improved the free market drivers for the natural gas segment. It is exactly the same debate that happens with all network monopolies - telecom, railroads, etc. Anyone in favor of the free market should be supporting net neutrality.
Man. I feel like I'm painting him in a bad light now, because he's honestly such a good guy. We'd just get into really weird discussions sometimes though, because when we agreed, we'd really agree, but when we disagreed, we were like oil and water. I kind of wish I recorded some of them. They'd be fun to go back and listen to.