>>>>> "Heath" == Heath Morrison <[email protected]> writes:
Russell> The consumer/producer dichotomy is one that "producers" have
Russell> foisted on us. We could/should all be producers. That we
Russell> find we can't be is an indication that something is wrong.
Heath> I agree that this dichotomy can be abused for profit. But -
Heath> running flaky internet service without features ("consumer"
Heath> grade) is cheaper than running high quality service with all
Heath> that it generally implies (greater upstream bandwidth, static
Heath> IPs, some notion of service uptime requirements, etc).
Heath> Most internet subscribers are interested in the lower price,
Heath> despite the lower quality service it comes with.
Most internet subscribers aren't even aware of the issue. They've
been conditioned over decades to think of themselves strictly as
consumers. It's up to people who better understand the issue to help
educate them.
--
Russell Senior, President
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