''Why should I care?'' contrary to what people would have you believe is a fair question, and often the correct answer is that you shouldn't. This is the age of the 24-hour news cycle, where any fool with a word processor and an Internet connection (ahem) can and will blog about any niche topic, from the strange to the downright bizarre. I am of the opinion that a lot of the information that is being spread is only worthy of apathy. The problem is the enormous amount of issues we are asked to deal with on a daily basis: how do we know we've made the right decision? Well, rest assured, the purpose of this… well, I haven't figured out exactly what it is yet, is to cleanse the wheat from the chaff. Now let's move on to the first topic selected by my lovely assistant Brianna is... drum roll... (There was no drum roll) ''Net Neutrality'' Ok for those of you who aren't aware of the Net neutrality concept is the belief that governments and companies should treat all data on the Internet equally, regardless of its source, and not favor or block websites/products. Simple, right, okay, so let's look at what that actually means. Without neutrality, your Internet service provider has no obligation to allow you fair access to information, especially if it is against its interests - for example, it may own or have an agreement with a video streaming site that it would prefer you to use . Then they might add an additional cost to use another similar site, in effect forcing a change in the flow of customers and money to their choice and not to you. So what's the problem? Some people, myself included, have this silly 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 that... are in the center of the paper... socialists, liberals, greens and other left-wing blocs. While I won't go into detail about the language, let's face the fact that this was legislation passed by the European Parliament, it's as long-winded and boring as watching painted grass grow dry (or something like that). Regardless, this move was widely praised. So now we have my quick summary and take on the topic, I guess it's time to get to the point at hand, are you interested? This is the information age, like the Bronze and Iron Ages before it; it takes its name from the substance that supposedly shaped 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 should be wary of. Bottom line yes, you should care about net neutrality, but if you find yourself talking about it too often you run the risk of becoming that guy.