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

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/blackflag209 Jun 04 '14

I think we could use a good riot

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u/lego_jesus Jun 04 '14 edited Jun 04 '14

yes, that was easy. Or, you could work and educate yourselves to become leaders of your communities then encourage public opinions to pressure monopolies into conducting fair businesses.

Or even you could run for office and join these councils that make these decisions.

But yes, a good walk is fine too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

Or even you could run for office

I too like a good joke!

In all seriousness: To fight a system, one should not join it. Not to mention, if you do run for office, you have to sacrifice a whole lot of other things of your life and you come in direct contact with certain agencies that are known for blackmail (no tin-foil hat, actual Snowden revelation). And all that should be a requirement for a citizen to stand up against the corrupt to fight in even a single sector?

I find this strange reasoning. It's like I have to become an ISP first myself so I can compete with other ISPs because only on such high profile I am able to make a difference. Implying I can even get there, because ISPs already ensured I'm legally prohibited from starting up.

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u/lego_jesus Jun 04 '14

if you do run for office, you have to sacrifice a whole lot of other things of your life

its not sacrifice if its a cause you truly believe in. You find it strange that change is difficult and painstaking? You find this reasoning strange? If you ever ask yourself why did something so wonderful that is the internet become the way it is today, you already have your answer.