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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by polyomino on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @05:35PM (#10854405)
what exactly are the poor giving up?
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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by vaishaksuresh on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @07:08PM (#10854972)
>>Why is that it's ok for the poor to give up their liberty because they can get something of value in return?

In this case, choosing how to access the Internet.

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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by Pyxl101 on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @11:19PM (#10855959)
I don't see how anyone is giving up the choice of how to access the Internet. Opposing Free Basics is opposing that choice. Free Basics is offering a new choice, and more choices is always a rationally better thing.

What is your position on the Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics? http://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethi...

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Re:Facebook's “free internet” programme hits a roadblock in ... by vaishaksuresh on Thursday January 07, 2016 @02:40AM (#10856564)
Nobody is giving up a choice at the moment, but if Free Basic becomes a thing, there won't be a choice in the future. That is the problem people have with it. Almost everyday I hear people complaining about how Comcast/ATT have monopoly in the US and how they are exploiting the helplessness of people. How is FreeBasic any different? For a lot of people, the only internet they will know will be the version that FB thinks is right for them. This is less a question about choice, more about net neutrality.

About the Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics, I am not knowledgeable enough to form an opinion yet. I'll get back to you on that.

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