This comment was posted two minutes ago and it's already showing up as grey to me. It's a shame, because what was said has merit, even though the conclusion might not be appealing to the average HN reader.

eg.

>Why should we subsidize those who download tens or hundreds of TBs?

Consumer internet is oversubscribed. By using 10x as much bandwidth as everyone else, you are effectively getting your internet connection subsidized by everyone else.