> In my experience you can't really appeal to many conservatives along any axis, because they're already sold on the "businesses can do whatever they want" paradigm and if you knock down one pillar of that, they'll erect two others in its place
Conservatives definitely understand that businesses do things for profit.
I think when you can point out when and where this particular profit-only motive can hurt your quality of life, then you're getting somewhere.
I agree that for many issues, this is predetermined for ultra conservatives. There are also some who change sides election to election.
Since this is a new topic, there's a new opportunity to educate about it and reach out to those who might be open to learning a little bit of tech knowledge from you.
> So while the point I suspect you were trying to make was "find better ways to appeal to conservatives", what I take away from it is "convince more people to be anti-corporate".
That's too big a goal. Finding a way to appeal to moderate conservatives on this topic is possible. Convincing more people to be anti-corporate is beyond the scope of educating about net neutrality.
> Conservatives are a lost cause IMO.
That's pretty defeatist. I don't know why you comment or try to stop others from educating about net neutrality. If you're really on the side of open internet and you plan to do nothing, the least you can do is be supportive of people's efforts.
Conservatives definitely understand that businesses do things for profit.
I think when you can point out when and where this particular profit-only motive can hurt your quality of life, then you're getting somewhere.
I agree that for many issues, this is predetermined for ultra conservatives. There are also some who change sides election to election.
Since this is a new topic, there's a new opportunity to educate about it and reach out to those who might be open to learning a little bit of tech knowledge from you.
> So while the point I suspect you were trying to make was "find better ways to appeal to conservatives", what I take away from it is "convince more people to be anti-corporate".
That's too big a goal. Finding a way to appeal to moderate conservatives on this topic is possible. Convincing more people to be anti-corporate is beyond the scope of educating about net neutrality.
> Conservatives are a lost cause IMO.
That's pretty defeatist. I don't know why you comment or try to stop others from educating about net neutrality. If you're really on the side of open internet and you plan to do nothing, the least you can do is be supportive of people's efforts.