Rushkoff Proposes We Fork the Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday January 4, 2011 @11:02AM from the left-or-right dept.

Shareable writes "Douglas Rushkoff: 'The moment the "net neutrality" debate began was the moment the net neutrality debate was lost. For once the fate of a network — its fairness, its rule set, its capacity for social or economic reformation — is in the hands of policymakers and the corporations funding them — that network loses its power to effect change. The mere fact that lawmakers and lobbyists now control the future of the net should be enough to turn us elsewhere.' And he goes on to suggest citizens fork the Internet & makes a call for ideas how to do that."

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I think by Anonymous Coward · 2011-01-04 11:04 · Score: 5, Funny

I think all you need is one of those cable splitter things.
1. Re:I think by masterwit · 2011-01-04 11:15 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Make sure you get the Monster Cable version, we want nice strong clean signal!
  
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  We should start a new Slashdot and return control to the geeks. It actually wouldn't be that hard to get some users to
2. Re:I think by mugurel · 2011-01-04 11:27 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  For that matter, coat hangers will do just fine. http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/
N00bs by RealSurreal · 2011-01-04 11:07 · Score: 4, Funny

I've been telling people to fork off the internet for years