With all the Media outlets and availability of all kinds of content, why do we need any of this kind of legislation? We can’t protect people from laziness or stupidity, but I sure don’t want Big Bro & Big Sis figuring out what is “neutral.” Am I missing something?
To make sure all of those outlets and kinds of content are available to you, that the carriers aren't blocking or degrading some in preference to others.
I sure don’t want Big Bro & Big Sis figuring out what is “neutral.”
That has nothing to do with net neutrality. Under net neutrality nobody cares about the content, thus nobody is dictating what is "neutral."
The telco industry spent millions on a huge disinformation campaign about net neutrality, and a bunch of conservative organizations swallowed it and parroted it. It is understandable that you have net neutrality and fairness doctrine confused. That was their goal.
Because the "last mile" of Internet access (phone and cable lines) are controlled by government-granted monopolies. If there were a half-dozen different phone lines and cables to each household, the free market could solve the problem, but that isn't the reality.