I found an article that tells a tale about the (In)Justice Department and their opinion that ISPs (Internet Service Providers) ought to be able to charge a fee for priority web traffic. Like, for instance, they decide that if you want to go to Google, and not have really slow speeds, you have to pay extra. But you can go to Joe Schmoe’s website for free because it’s not popular. Really, it means they can do and charge whatever they want, carving up bandwidth however it suits them and to hell with you, the paying customer. I mean, don’t we already pay for our Internet access at home? Do we now have to pay more to get better service? Don’t sites and servers using the ‘net pay for their pipes already? I know I do, this server ain’t free! Why then should I have to pay more, just so I don’t become a slow server. Since when is this sort of “tag, your it, you have to pay more” mentality a good thing? It doesn’t make sense to me, but if this goes through, it’s the start of the downfall of the ‘net as a productive and useful and even fun, time wasting tool. Greedy people are bound and determined to ruin a good thing in the name of the almighty dollar. But hey, that’s just my opinion.