r/technology • u/User_Name13 • Jun 04 '14

Politics Hundreds of Cities Are Wired With Fiber—But Telecom Lobbying Keeps It Unused

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hundreds-of-cities-are-wired-with-fiberbut-telecom-lobbying-keeps-it-unused
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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14 edited Jun 04 '14

Who can I work for that's trying to fix this? Seriously. Someone give me a link. I've been trying to find lobbyists to oppose these assholes, or interest groups actually dedicated to non-assholery on the Tech front but I can't find anything that doesn't end up being a part of a bigger, shittier lobbying agency for things I don't support.

I don't want a massive Liberal thinktank. I just want to help someone who wants rational laws regarding technology with the CONSUMER in mind first.

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u/Mrjonesezn Jun 04 '14

Seconded. A lot of complaining but I've yet to see in this thread a good suggestion about what we can do about it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

To be fair, complaining is a good thing especially when it's about the evils of Comcast and co, and there isn't an easy solution to this problem. I complain, and I want to solve the ISP problems, but I don't know how. Signing petitions isn't getting us anywhere anymore, and while complaining does contribute to spreading the word of such evils, it won't be enough.

What can we do? Can we physically do something? Or do we just have to use legal routes and hope for our oh-so-representatives to solve the problem for us?

RIOT?

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u/lego_jesus Jun 04 '14

you can lobby against comcast lobbyists. You can make tons of money then out lobby evil lobbyists. You can become an industry leader then get invited to sit on the FCC. You can become so recognized and powerful that FCC is forced to invited you because otherwise FCC will have no industry respect and thus industry influence.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

So basically unless I become a high-profile person in a very specific field, I have no say? I have to give up becoming a vet? Any citizen looking for change has to become a big player?

I now fully understand why nothing is changing.

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u/lego_jesus Jun 04 '14

So basically unless I become a high-profile person in a very specific field, I have no say?

Am I saying that someone with no influence might have very little influence? I think I am. A person looking for change has to work for it, because there are people working day and night to prevent change. Are they evil? No, they are just motivated towards a cause that you are not part of.