Patience is a virtue

An article by Navarrow

The FCC seems to have realized this in seeking more public comment on the complex issue of Net Neutrality. And that is a smart decision for at least three reasons.

First, there is no reason for urgency. Nothing is broken, and the issue primarily is being stirred by people who say they fear what might happen in the future. Fear is a terrible foundation for decision making, especially when the decision is so important.

Second, the process continues to move forward. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered, and its best to pursue those in a deliberative, respectful climate. Pausing, turning the decibel level down, then moving ahead is a good commonsense approach.

Finally, it increases the hope of a consensus. It gets us past the mindset that there will be winners and losers, when we will all benefit from an open internet that is protected from abuse but done so in a way that doesn’t risk continued growth and adoption. Anyone who really cares about the future impact the Internet will have on our society can see that investing in more time to ensure clarity is worth the investment and that the opportunity is too great to do it any other way.