OT: Burger King Trolled Customers to Perfectly Explain Net Neutrality

[Carruth, Rusty]

Clearly, there are strongly held opinions on both sides of this debate.  And those on each side believe they have logical reasons for their stand.

We’ve been there, flamed that.  Most of where you stand seems to come from a few assumptions about ‘how things should be’.

I’d rather not re-hash all that fun we’ve been through before.  Eric, I’d like us to agree to disagree.  I believe I have valid technical reasons for why net non-neutrality is so bad, you have what you believe are valid technical reasons for the other conclusion.  I am pretty sure you cannot change my mind, and I’m betting that I won’t change your mind my way.

Probably because the conclusion we both came to was mostly affected by NON-technical considerations.  IMHO, of course.

In any case, I disagree with Eric, as you all may remember.

Let’s all just take a deep breath and go do something constructive now, rather than going down the same old rabbit trail.  (Put another way – please, let’s not get into YAFW! (Yet Another Flame War or whatever you wish to call it…))

Thank you, and all those electrons which would have been needlessly excited thank you also. ☺

Rusty

From: PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Eric Cope
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 1:02 PM
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: OT: Burger King Trolled Customers to Perfectly Explain Net Neutrality

I think this is a great example of why net nuetrality is so bad.

We aren't choosing from "the fast lane for everybody" vs "the slow lane for everybody and the fast lane for those who pay".
We are choosing between "the slow lane for everybody" vs "the slow lane for everybody and the fast lane for those who pay".

The former is how you drive innovation. You let those who an afford the luxury buy it, and as it matures, its finds its way into regular consumer's hands.

Let the flaming begin.

Eric


On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 12:04 PM, AZ Pete <plug at sonoranzen.com<mailto:plug at sonoranzen.com>> wrote:

Thought I'd share this with the group. If anyone has friends/relatives that don't understand net neutrality have them watch this youTube video.

I think it explains it perfectly for the layman.

Peter


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Burger King Trolled Customers to Perfectly Explain Net Neutrality

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3nmze/burger-king-net-neutrality-ad



[VIDEO]: https://youtu.be/ltzy5vRmN8Q



        Burger King created a "fast lane" for Whoppers in the

        commercial, which allowed customers who paid more to get their

        burger faster.  Without the net neutrality rules that the

        Federal Communications Commission repealed last year, internet

        companies could charge customers more for faster access to

        certain online content, just like the Whopper fast lane. They

        could prioritize some content over others (chicken sandwiches

        over Whoppers, for example) and throttle service on content

        for some users (very, very slowly handing over the bag).

        Look, I'm not one to gush over brands, and at the end of the

        day Burger King's goal is to appeal to woke millennials so it

        can sell more burgers. But it created a really useful PSA in

        the process, which also points viewers to an online petition

        where they can protest the change in the law.  Oh, and in case

        you missed it, there's even a dig at FCC Chair Ajit Pai at the

        end.



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