[GonzoGOP]

The problem with congress regulating the internet can be expressed in one simple number; 58.2. That is the average age of member of congress. And the leaders are even older. Most don't know a darn thing about how the internet actually works.

In the beginning the internet was dominated by people who understood it. Most people had no contact with computers. That was something for nerds. Eventually the internet will in the same way most of us use a car. We can drive a car, but would never consider trying to decide what parts can be added or pulled out of the engine. OK Obama did just that with the Volt and we see how well that worked out.

Today we are now in the transition phase. Most people know just enough to be very dangerous. They think they understand the internet because they browse google or download an MP3 from iTunes. But they do not know what is going on in the black box. Worse yet they don't even realize that they don't know.

[Myrddin]

I'm 55. Part of the group of people who built the internet and supporting infrastructure. I've hauled Luddite companies like PacBell out of the 7 layer ISO BS model into the world of TCP/IP. Once implemented, they saw the light. No further hand holding was required. It was a knock down, drag out fight for about 6 months. There are still many of us old "techies" working in the real world. It's not the old "techies" that worry me. It's whether the younger generation behind us can continue to carry the technical banner into the future. That's a key reason so many of us are still working in the trenches. There's nobody to take the baton and keep running the race.

[zeugma]

Worse yet they don't even realize that they don't know.

And the amount of stuff they know that just isn't so is staggering.