lyrslair:

apocalyptic-mailman:

kropotkhristian:

So since we are going to definitely lose Net Neutrality since nothing people say matters and the rulers are blindly evil – do you think we could push this into a fight for municipal broadband with direct democratic control? Can’t be fucked by Comcast if we create our own fiber-optic internet that is controlled by the people.

This might be relevant: http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/how-to-build-a-low-tech-internet.html

TLDR, we can totally DIY an internet. Don’t even need no fancy-schmancy fiber optic, which makes it more accessible (and thus less susceptible to capture by the state), to the point where you wouldn’t even need to do it through municipal government–you could do it yourselves, with some friends, in your neighborhood.

I am not fond of this “definitely going to lose net neutrality” attitude because it makes people give up and stop flooding Congress with calls.

Guys our floods have worked on the healthcare issues so far, why not this? It ain’t over till it’s over, folks. Bust their balls and remind them that if they take our damn internet they’ll never work in this town again. We’re stronger than this.

I mean yeah, keep this as a backup plan but don’t give up the fight before it’s actually over.