Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Net Neutrality: What Will it really do to us?

 
      So as many of you know the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on the subject of net neutrality about 4 days ago..... but you're probably wondering, what is net neutrality? Well let me break it down where it is easy to understand.


   When you visit a website... it comes at a certain speed. As of right now it doesn't matter what content you are pulling up. It will all appear at the same speed depending on your internet service provider. So say you're paying $59.99 a month for "lightning fast internet"... any site you visit will come at the same rate.."lighting fast". What net neutrality will do, is let the bigger corporations with more money like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, these companies will receive faster loading, but at a cost out of their pocket.


   So for all you history people out there, this will evolve into something similar to Standard Oil, and JD Rockefeller. Basically, the internet will be ruled by big named corporations that can afford to have their name out there. So the disappearance of public opinion will happen. The only story you will probably be reading is off of CNN or other huge News networks. So the Idea of freedom, is no longer. Worried yet?


  Is this gonna happen? Most likely... yes, but like anything, it all depends on the money, and internet providers now have an eye for a profit maker. So we will probably be telling our children of the times where we could find local opinions, or someone that wasn't controlled by the money. The founding father's did not want this country to run entirely off of money but like the old expressions says.."you got the money, I got the time." Meaning if you got the right amount of money, anything is possible. "Money can't buy everything"... whoever said that wasn't living in the current United States of America. It doesn't matter how bad or sick the crime you committed was, it just depends on how loaded your bank account is.



   So America needs another revolution? I believe so, but instead of a civil rights movement it is going to become an Internet movement. I find it ironic that we overlook some of the common theme's said in the 1960's. The black power movement had its specifics, but if you listen to those revolutionist's speeches, they still apply today, just dealing with the internet.  Below are lyrics from the song "5 to 1" by The Doors. Do you think it would be pretty amazing, if we would just apply these lyrics to our modern dilemma? I think so, but when is the actual Revolution going to begin? Let me know.. I'm sure i'll be the guy holding the sign.




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