some misconceptions about the net neutrality vote that i keep seeing

snetersnarker:

• “if the vote goes through today, i’ll miss you all.”
• even if the vote goes through and is negative, we would NOT lose net neutrality within a few days.
• the fcc would have to take this to court
• this court has supported net neutrality before, i think
• plus the fcc has no real case
• so, there’s hope
• there’s a chance the vote might not even go through because of the fraud shit
• (comments with “stolen identities” on the fcc site. from people not in the us.)
• that this is all about freedom of speech and using social media
• no, thatś definitely part of it, but it’s about a lot more than that. here are some other things to include when you message congress or whoever:
• if the us cares so much about the military, we should keep net neutrality: without it, it would be much harder for families to communicate with their military family/friends overseas
• schools would have much less access to up-to-date information and teaching tools, as most of those assets are on the internet. without net neutrality, it would be harder for students and teachers to succeed and ever learn everything.
• individuals with no other access to support and therapy (i.e., can’t afford irl therapy, use online tools regularly, find information on their illness online, etc) would suffer. suicide and mental illness rate would increase.
• only big companies would benefit. the government is supposed to fight for the people, and the people DO NOT want net neutrality gone.
• it would be exponentially harder for companies to prosper and for smaller companies, artists, marketers, etc, to succeed. the economy would suffer.
• and more: do some research.
• the biggest thing is people thinking net neutrality will go away immediately if the vote is to repeal it. this is NOT the case.
• by no means should we stop fighting because there’s a chance, but stop working yourself into a panic and panicking other people.