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JohnnyRingo

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3. I believe this is the result of the Supreme Court decision against....
Sat Dec 23, 2023, 10:12 PM
Dec 2023

...Net Neutrality.
Along with smart TVs, it changed the entire internet into a pay per streaming service.
People at first rejoiced at the end of cable, but now everything is ala carte and I can only afford so many items at the internet buffet. Thursday night football is only on Amazon Prime I have Prime, but I'm not going to sit and stare at a football game on my computer for 2 hours. That's what Facebook is for. haha

I told people at the time, what would happen is if you want football, you'll pay for it. If baseball's your thing, add that to the monthly bill. Which news service do you want? Which network comedies? It will not end.

I recall the telecommunications reply to the Net Neutrality defeat: To paraphrase: "As long as no one gets greedy, you won't be able to tell the difference".

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