Net Neutrality is pretty self explanatory. A somewhat even spread of power across the internet. There will be no one person who may own hundreds or thousands of sites on the internet. Neutrality amongst the net is a thing of the past. I guess it's like capitalism, it's goal is basically to destroy itself. The individual must gain and continue to gain, but where does that leave those who have not gained? The bottom. Those who "fail" capitalism are less likely to get up because those who have "succeeded" aren't about to give up their power. The rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.
The same concept can be applied to net neutrality. The internet tycoons who have built web empires are not about to move over for the guy who started a blog three months ago, they keep the power for themselves. And if you are lucky enough to attract enough traffic, you may grab the attention of those web tycoons. Here's the catch, once you are picked up by Mr. Web Tycoon, you belong to him. Sure, he chased you down and told you how much he loved your work, but now he wants it and once he has it, you have lost your ability to report independently. If you decide that you are above the influence of corporate media and internet, then you are in the minority, you will also most likely be broke if you continue writing for that small blog.
The internet is a great symbol for what our country has become: a monopoly run by the selfish elites.
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