"I’d love to see the look on your face when you call up your ISP and try to get some answers as to why you can’t get to freerepublic anymore. Only to hear - We don’t support that site, we suggest you go to democraticunderground instead, they have priority data flow on our network."
It isn't ISP providers who are likely to do that, but the government. Just watch how "net neutrality" morphs and becomes the opposite of what you think it is.
The internet has existed to date based on net neutrality. You can enjoy youtube, netflix, online shopping, freerepublic, etc... because the content is not being filtered. That is what the FCC should be enforcing/regulating - no packet of info is more important than the other. THAT IS IT. The government should not be looking at the contents.
The ISPs are going to filter the content of the internet, say bye-bye to netflix, youtube, streaming as you knew it. You want to get to THAT site? Sorry, not on our ISP. Streaming? you need to pay big $$$. The morphing of the internet will come quicker and with much worse results with the telco's foaming at the mouth to monetize everything on the internet.