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This is why regulatory capture matters: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

Big govt bureaucracy is terrible, but a private one (which is confident they won’t face any trouble or practical consequences) is still trouble.

There hopefully won’t be “mask off” moments for these providers & get really gnarly but this kind of behavior can screw over regular Joe’s & Janes



I'm intrigued by why you created a one off account just to post this. To address something that stuck in my craw though -

"Big govt bureacracy is terrible, but a private one (etc)"

You're implying big government bureaucracy is the only option here. How about, you know, regulating internet as a utility? The thing we've been wanting since forever? Unless there's actively a shortage of water or power, I can get those and use them as I feel like, paying extremely low fees. I don't care if my internet is pay for use, provided it's priced close to the actual cost.




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