>>3134758>And without /any/ restrictions from the government, what prevents these companies from all doing the exact thing I described?People are more likely to pay for an internet that isn't segmented or blocked over an internet that is segmented and blocked.
> In fact, what prevents them from all joining up into one giant monopoly where they all profit in peace from everyone?What's to stop fast-food chains from joining up into one giant monopoly where they all profit in peace from everyone?
Competition. Why would everybody join up and do something a specific way when instead, you could split off and do something different that potentially will make more profit in the long run because people are more likely to buy things that are CONVENIENT to them.
>No one owns or should own the internet.That's why the government should stop owning the internet.
>Stop making up definitions for words you don't likeStop making up doomsday scenarios
>stop licking the boots of people who want to hurt you with predatory anti-consumer tactics.I'll take this advice to heart and lick the boots of people who will provide good internet service instead.
