''Why should I care?'' contrary to what people would have you believe is a fair question, and often the right answer is that you shouldn't. It's the age of the 24-hour news cycle, where any fool with a word processor and an Internet connection (ahem) can and will write a blog on any topic of niche, from weird to downright weird. I am of the opinion that much of the information circulating in spades deserves only apathy. The problem is the sheer number of issues we are asked to worry about on a daily basis. How do we know if we made the right decision? Well, rest assured, the point of all this... well, I haven't figured out exactly what it is yet, is to separate the wheat from the chaff. Now let's move on to the first topic chosen by my lovely assistant Brianna is... drum roll... (There was no drum roll) ''Net Neutrality'' Ok for those of you who are not familiar with the concept Net neutrality is the belief that governments and businesses should treat all data on the Internet the same, regardless of its source, and not favor or block websites/products. It's simple, okay, let's look at what this actually means. Without neutrality, your Internet service provider has no obligation to allow you equal access to information, especially if doing so is contrary to its interests, for example if it owns or has an agreement with a video streaming site that 'he would prefer you to use. So they could add extra fees to use another similar site, which would actually force a shift in the flow of customers and money to their choice and not yours. So what's the problem? Some people, including myself, have this stupid idea that the Internet should be a level playing field and that by allowing fair competition, people will choose the service they want. Overall, all I...... middle of paper ...... socialists, liberals, greens and other left-wing blocs. While I won't go into detail about the language, let's be real: this is legislation passed by the European Parliament, it's long and boring like watching painted grass dry (or something like that). Regardless, the decision was widely welcomed. So now that we have my brief summary and take on the subject, I guess it's time to get to the point at hand, should you care? We are in the information age, as the Bronze and Iron Ages were before; it owes its name to the substance which would shape it. Whoever controls the flow of information controls the world, the ability to frame context around news and issues is an incredible power that we must be wary of. In conclusion, yes you should care about net neutrality, but if you talk about it too often you run the risk of becoming this guy..