Guys chill out it's a simple question. Everyone here works at companies that make profit but then turn into hardcore communists when they have to see some ads.
I'm just trying to figure out where the line is here. If you vote for communists and socialists, then by all means continue to discuss regulating the internet so it is a socialist Utopia.
If you don't consider yourself a communist or socialist, I'm wondering if you've ever considered how your personal value system would drive you to want to regulate the internet with an iron fist when other industries, like healthcare, schooling, and infrastructure go unmaintained.
This community seems to be full of capitalists in most discussions, but turns hyper-leftist when opining for the "old internet." We get it, guys. The internet has been monetized in a way that you don't like. What the fuck are you going to do about it? Are you going to simply recognize that the free market created this circumstance, or are you going to just keep bitching about it?
Are you also going to admit that creating a pay-to-play internet creates a caste system? It's not as simple as "wah I don't want to see ads." It's a tiring conversation.
Nobody except you mentioned communism, socialism, leftism or anything like that. I think you're arguing against something you just conjured up yourself.
I'm just trying to figure out where the line is here. If you vote for communists and socialists, then by all means continue to discuss regulating the internet so it is a socialist Utopia.
If you don't consider yourself a communist or socialist, I'm wondering if you've ever considered how your personal value system would drive you to want to regulate the internet with an iron fist when other industries, like healthcare, schooling, and infrastructure go unmaintained.
This community seems to be full of capitalists in most discussions, but turns hyper-leftist when opining for the "old internet." We get it, guys. The internet has been monetized in a way that you don't like. What the fuck are you going to do about it? Are you going to simply recognize that the free market created this circumstance, or are you going to just keep bitching about it?
Are you also going to admit that creating a pay-to-play internet creates a caste system? It's not as simple as "wah I don't want to see ads." It's a tiring conversation.