Sneakernet
In response to the decision by corporate plants at the FCC to repeal net neutrality, the Really Really Free Market will now be operating as a sneakernet node. What does this mean? A sneakernet is an informal file exchange network based on physically transporting data from sender to receiver on hard drives, CDs, DvDs, and flash drives. So if you’d like to participate, bring any files you’d like to share on a hard drive or flash drive and bring a laptop if you’d like to gather some files.
Data is an example of something that should be at post-scarcity levels of abundance. Data storage and transmission is so affordable it could practically be free. However, ISPs want to create forced artificial scarcity so that they can profit off of limited data transmission. The repeal of net neutrality will allow ISPs to arbitrarily block and throttle particular websites and users. Then, they hope to charge you extra to remove their own unnecessary barriers. We at the Kansas City Really Really Free Market say “HELL NO!” to forced artificial scarcity. We will keep data sharing free and unrestricted even if it means carrying files from person to person.
We will also be making and distributing a zine about sneakernets and how you can create a node among your friends, at your workplace, or at your school. I hope to see you all January 7th.
