[Hidden-tech] Great article: Net Neutrality doesn’t have to come from the government

[mhegarty at sdf.org]

OK, sure, but we already HAD a decentralized internet, (or doesn't anyone
remember PVPCUG any more?)

Second, ( and more importantly..) what we DO need the Federal Government
for is to insure that the resources necessary to maintain a decentralized
internet (Internet 4.0?) are not monopolized or restricted and that such
resources are freely available. So whether it happens to be a home grown
system based on telecom infrastructure, (like the BBS model), a wholly
distributed model that (essentially) piggybacks on some available portion
of the current monopolized Internet or a hybrid-combination, there still
needs to be some legal/regulatory protection or (eventually) access will
be co-opted and restricted.


It also helps to remember that when this all started, telecom
infrastructure was a (more or less regulated..) public utility rather than
the de-regulated mess it has become..

Overall, we should be somewhat happy, (and more than a bit surprised..)
that it took as long as it did for things to get to this point..

MRH



> Hi Folks :)
> Here is a super article:
> Net Neutrality doesn’t have to come from the government
> https://breathepublication.com/net-neutrality-doesnt-have-to-come-from-the-government-8b8b1424b768
>
> Happy Holidays :),
> ~Lisa
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