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Re:Keep the Internet Open by intended on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @12:52AM (#13873893)
I was a financial analyst, and I had the chance to cover the telecom sector.

I know how the market works, NN is not new, it is how the world worked.

Anti NN is new. It's hugely anti competitive and anti consumer.

If it gets close to getting passed, I'll be really happy for the segment. Wouldn't be happy being a consumer.

Edit: IMO, the American telecom industry is shafting its consumers regularly and has been underinvesting for years. (Investing in regulatory capture is a lot more), there's many other nations with significantly better networks and speeds, and it's a joke stock for the rest of the world to see the country which created the internet writing the book on how to not enjoy it.

Re:Keep the Internet Open by ChefDenominator on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @09:18AM (#13875843)
Which Internet rule is it which states that we can all claim we have been any occupation that suits the discussion, and without any additional evidence to support such claims?
Re:Keep the Internet Open by intended on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @10:59AM (#13876539)
The assumption of honesty on HN. I really don't get anything out of this place, and afaik I'm not even contactable.

But yeah, if you don't believe me, feel free to look at a bunch of financial statements and lavish over as many models as you like. Check ARPU numbers or read up on the history of your own markets. In true finance fashion, do your diligence and reach your own conclusions.

It's a lot less morality based once you look at the numbers. It's just business.

Re:Keep the Internet Open by ChefDenominator on Sunday March 19, 2017 @11:23AM (#13907616)
More non-points.

To summarize your statement: "I am correct because I have read the data. Since you have not read the data, you should go read the data, because then, and only then, will you see that I am correct. Until then, just accept that I am correct."

I still reject your claims because you have not provided any meaningful measure of support for them.

Re:Keep the Internet Open by intended on Sunday March 19, 2017 @03:40PM (#13909184)
Feel free to reject them. You'll still only truly know when you see the data.

If I knew the world was round, and you kept saying it was flat - why would I have any reason to do more than let you know it wasn't so?

Re:Keep the Internet Open by orthecreedence on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @03:21PM (#13878945)
> Which Internet rule is it which states that we can all claim we have been any occupation that suits the discussion, and without any additional evidence to support such claims?

Translation: I don't really have good arguments against NN except for a couple one-liners I'm reading off some Free Market (tm) blog, so I'll attack who you are instead of what you're saying.

Re:Keep the Internet Open by ChefDenominator on Sunday March 19, 2017 @11:04AM (#13907468)
It seems notable that you consider an unverified attempt to be an expert as acceptable, but pointing out someone engaging in this behavior is not.