[orthecreedence]

> Can anyone think of any advantages to a non-neutral internet?

Yes! People who are always crowing about how the free market will save us all and how regulation is the enemy will start bitching about their slow Netflix speeds. Some of them may even realize what a terrible idea an unregulated free market is.

> don't you expect consumers to choose ISPs and services that don't do it?

Most ISPs have a monopoly in their local area. Perhaps a state-run option would be a good alternative but it would probably eventually get completely weighed down with bureaucracy and red tape.

In other words, the free market can't save us and neither can our government. A healthy mix of the two seems to be a working solution.

[jordanthoms]

Keep in mind though, the ISPs got those monopolies from the governments in those areas. Not exactly free-market.

I don't have a problem with regulating them though - As far as I'm concerned, if you've been exploiting a state-granted monopoly for the last 40 years you don't get to demand a free market when someone might pass regulations less favorable to you.

However, the real fix here is going to be removing the monopolies and getting a competitive marketplace for bandwidth.