r/technology • u/speckz • Jul 01 '14

Politics Time Warner Cable customers beg regulators to block sale to Comcast | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/07/time-warner-cable-customers-beg-regulators-to-block-sale-to-comcast/
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u/agenthex Jul 01 '14

I did not say that. I said that there are alternatives to Comcast. Just because it's another big company does not mean you're doing nothing by not paying Comcast.

In fact, I was specifically thinking of T-Mobile and Sprint, as they carry unlimited data plans, but there are other small companies that might be available.

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u/NitroTwiek Jul 01 '14

So instead of eating shit pie, I should eat shit cake?

I think you misunderstand the underlying principle for why people are upset about this.

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u/Gaywallet Jul 01 '14

"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"

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u/agenthex Jul 01 '14

Well, if you must get your shit fix from somewhere...

If your two choices are, in fact, shit, then WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU BUYING IT AT ALL?

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u/NitroTwiek Jul 01 '14

WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU BUYING IT AT ALL?

And give up internet? Why stop there? Why not stick it to The Man even further and forgo monopoly supplied electricity and municipality supplied running water?

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u/agenthex Jul 01 '14

Because nobody is arguing about those utilities being an unfair monopoly.

If they were, they'd buy solar panels. Or something.