A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours before the FCC vote

Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by DoreenMichele on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @06:56PM (#15910697)

I'm not a contrarian. I'm a freelance writer who is less tech savvy than a lot of people here.

I am not comfortable with taking action without understanding what I am supporting. I am also not comfortable sitting idly by on the excuse that I don't really understand it.

It is a completely sincere question and I very much appreciate all good faith efforts to answer it, from either side.

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by hsod on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @07:16PM (#15910817)

I'm not questioning your sincerity (or talking about you at all, really).

I'm observing that the HN community is a poor fit for activism. It's crunch time (activism-wise) and the top comment chain is a relitigation of the whole issue from scratch, even though we've been talking about it for months (and years).

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by DoreenMichele on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @07:23PM (#15910851)

Or maybe people are willing to go the extra mile to get a neutral party on board who might otherwise do nothing because I am not comfortable taking action on an issue I don't really understand.

I don't see it being relitigated. Most stuff here seems pro net neutrality, but with good explanations instead of the political sniping I was seeing before I asked.

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by jancsika on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:30AM (#15912245)

> Or maybe people are willing to go the extra mile to get a neutral party on board who might otherwise do nothing because I am not comfortable taking action on an issue I don't really understand.

So... did they succeed? Do the pro net-neutrality explanations make sense and persuade you? And if so, what do you plan to do in this critical moment before the impending FCC vote?

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Re:A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 hours b... by DoreenMichele on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:40AM (#15912285)

Yes, they succeeded.

I did tweet a few things recommended on the break the internet article and I am debating what else I might do. I recently moved, so I have not yet registered to vote and I am not a phone person. I also recently started over on Twitter, FB and other things. I am not sure my efforts make any real difference. I also have only voted twice in my life. Politics is kind of a foreign land for me.

But I do feel I understand it better and it does matter.

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