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Forest Hoffman

There is absolutely no upside to the end of Net Neutrality. Everyone will suffer. ISPs have everything to gain. Activist groups, politicians, charity events, developer conferences, and everyone else will be charged an in ordinate amount of money for their presence on line. Think of your favorite streaming service--even your favorite developer communities, e.g. dev.to--will crawl to a halt unless the owners of said site pay the ISPs. When corporations and businesses--who's sole purpose is to make money--have to front the artificially inflated fees from the ISPs, guess whom is going be paying those fees in the end. US. Even you.

The mindset that you've displayed in this comment is exactly what they want.

I and the rest of the developer community, who depend on the internet for our jobs, will do our best to ensure that our rights remain intact. That includes yours.

I truly hope that you change your mind. We need your help.

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Cyn Jo

I'm skeptical of all the worst case scenarios. No one is capable of anything other than hyperbole on this issue. It's beyond ridiculous.