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Originally Posted by Jasper711
It seems like the rules of NN would remove incentive to develop networks or service providers.
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Exactly. Let's take the marijuana growing business. Without laws and regulation, the barriers to entry in that business would be pretty low. Prices would probably be comparable to buying tomatoes.
Got some seeds, dirt, and water? Congrats, you are a marijuana farmer. Now, add in government prohibition. Most people won't want to take the risk of going to jail and have their house seized to grow some plants, so they won't, and those who will grow it or import it from Mexico will be able to charge a lot more, because of the artificial barrier to entry caused by government prohibition. Net Neutrality was an artificial barrier to entry into the market.