It doesn't matter if we turn the internet into a utility or not. We will still lose control of it.

It doesn't matter if we turn the internet into a utility or not. We will still lose control of it.:

captain-hada:

early-onset-of-night:

Whether it’s controlled by corporations or the government…who do you think has your best interest in mind?

That’s right, fucking nobody.

Tumblr can plead all they want to “save the internet”, picking one monster which will control the internet over another monster which will control the internet.

But they’re Tumblr. They only seem like they’re hip. That’s, like, the entire story of Tumblr political views. We’re Tumblr and this is what we believe. Ain’t we hip and cool and MODERN?

So what do you propose to take or keep the internet both outside government control, and outside the monopolies’ control? Because “doing nothing” is not an option.  (I’m not being sarcastic, I’m honestly curious).

It’s simple: the government or the corporations will control the internet. Full stop. I don’t know in what way exactly, or in what ratio. I don’t know how they’ll spin it for our benefit. Whatever.I can tell you one thing, though. You, my friend, are not in the picture.