Making Sense of 3.7M Net Neutrality Comments

> Major websites like Tumblr, Kickstarter, Netflix, Etsy, Namecheap and Vimeo ran prominent warnings of an impending slowdown of Internet speeds if the FCC ends net neutrality.

Major props to those companies for helping the cause. While the issue is complex, it really boils down to something simple. The US government was formed with certain principles, some outlined in the constitution. One of those is free speech. Sometimes, the government has to step in and make sure corporations are respecting those principles. Net neutrality is one of those times.

The net neutrality debate has been oversimplified to the point of being nearly meaningless. Being against internet "slow lanes" is like being against poverty. Everyone agrees with the goal, but the devil is in the details. It's completely possible to be for a universally faster internet for all traffic and be against many net neutrality laws just like it is possible to be for getting people out of poverty and being against many welfare policies.