tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post4340742581388681725..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: Economists not Concerned about the End of Net NeutralityJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-61219277648623567312017-12-22T06:35:49.794-05:002017-12-22T06:35:49.794-05:00I'm a bit gobsmacked that of all people to ask...I'm a bit gobsmacked that of all people to ask about net neutrality, they would pick economists. Their view is narrow and not fully informed, and not even particularly relevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-21751227386295420782017-12-19T21:44:45.434-05:002017-12-19T21:44:45.434-05:00Economists aren't the people to ask. They have...Economists aren't the people to ask. They have a narrow, highly inhuman view of things.<br /><br />Consider slavery. From a general point of view in the modern day, slavery is monstrous and evil. But from a purely <i>economic</i> point of view, it could easily be viewed as being positive and beneficial.<br /><br />Will ending Net Neutrality have massive economic impacts? Perhaps not. But it certainly will have widespread social impacts.<br /><br />Consider the so-called Great Firewall of China. It may not have much of an impact on the economy of China one way or another - or if it does, it may in fact be a beneficial impact for their domestic markets, owing to a protectionist stance. But at the same time, it unquestionably shapes the culture and society of China in monumental and terrible ways.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com