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Re:Battle for the Internet by losteric on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @08:47PM (#14757966)
Again, the analogy is the road not the car.

Anyone can use toll roads - it doesn't matter what car you drive, where you came from, or where you're going, the price is the same for everyone. Price per mile, flat rate, whatever - if it's non-discriminatory, it's neutral!

Non-neutrality is when a toll road charges more because of the car you drive, where you came from, what you're carrying, or where you're headed - or letting certain people jump the queue based on those criteria.

It's not OK to give a discount to BMW drivers because they drive a BMW. If BMW drivers are the only ones that can afford the price - that's OK. But if a Corolla driver comes along and pays the price, they better get exactly the same service.

(The analogy does break down at vehicle weight - cars can be long/short and heavy/light, packets are only long/short)

Re:Battle for the Internet by 794CD01 on Thursday July 13, 2017 @09:49AM (#14761159)
What you're decribing plainly doesn't happen. That's part of why people buy fancier cars in the first place - to be treated better by those who judge them on it.

But that's also the part I don't really care about. I was objecting specifically to the original point that rich people shouldn't be able to buy better treatment.

Re:Battle for the Internet by losteric on Thursday July 13, 2017 @07:31PM (#14766187)
> rich people shouldn't be able to buy better treatment.

couples together several axis of debate, rich people can buy better treatment in some areas but clearly not others.