Life in the Network

I found it fascinating in the video, Humanity Lobotomy: Net Neturality Open Source Documentary, that the Internet started out a lot like radio did- as a two directional medium until the FCC stepped in and mucked it up, eliminating the 'little guys' ability to create radio. I am hoping that we don't repeat history and allow the FCC and big companies like AT & T to once again strip of our freedoms and rob our creativity. Like the video stated, we need to spread the word and generate awareness of this issue.

Moby states, "Consumers choices would be limited and the Internet would be a private toll road to be auctioned off by companies like AT &T." It's a lose/lose situation for you and I because not only would we be out of control of what we have access to, we'd more than likely have to pay businesses like Amazon more to compensate for their increased overhead.

How would Whitacre's plan affect me directly? Most of my business is generated through my website.
Currently anyone can run a Google search and easily find me, eliminating net neutrality would mean that I would lose out on hundreds of potential customers.

Orlowski's article implies that the Democrats are to blame for Whitacre's clever ways. I don't necessarily believe that. I believe the both parties need to step up and prevent mega-Corps from controlling the universe. Soon AT & T will try to acquire the US government.

In the video, Humanity Lobotomy, Tim Berners-Lee states, " I am afraid that the Internet will end in the United States." We seem to be headed in that direction- slowly killing the Internet and 'the future of innovation' (Humanity Lobotomy).

The solution? Create a new Internet. The government and big companies will not be able to stop us, the people that were born into democracy and the smart techies who will continue to invent new mediums.