Net Neutrality has become so political, and 99% people that talk about it can't have an honest conversation about it. It's so one sided and to an extreme. So much so, they talk about "what could happen" like it's the end of the internet.
No one stops to talk about the pro's to the consumer of not having net neutrality. All of the net neutrality advocates assume the consumer has zero data caps, and ISP's have unlimited bandwidth. This may be true for now, for wired broadband networks, but you can already see some broadband networks employ data caps. Not having net neutrality allows ISP's and consumers to get around these data caps by allowing unlimited service to certain servers and apps. Like for example, if netflix were to install regional servers at comcast hubs, then comcast could allow unlimited netflix streaming because it's not congesting much of their network. You can see how this makes sense from a technical perspective, but it's also true that smaller competitors to netflix wouldn't have a chance to grow because they would be subject to data caps.
Right now, I have a Tmobile plan specifically because it's super cheap and I only get 2GB of data per month. But I get unlimited music streaming from all the popular music services. That's the main reason I have this plan, it allows me to have a cheap plan and get around the data caps, while using my phone the way I want. With Net Neutrality, those music services would have to be treated the same as all other data.
Also, from a technical perspective, currently on cellular networks, having too many people connected and streaming say youtube or netflix, causes congestion and slows down internet speeds from everyone on the same towers. Having tiered plans that limit speeds of these popular video services to say 480p quality, allows for better overall service to everyone on that tower due to technical limitations. Instituting net neutrality would allow for someone to hog data traffic on those cell towers.
There are certainly pros and cons to the consumer that need to be further discussed, but people like John Oliver and Last week tonight only like to discuss the cons to sensationalize the news. I think there should be a discussion, but a fair one, so any bill that is written and passes later would account for all the variables and not just be a blanket rule. Unfortunately politics never work that way :-(
If the net neutrality bill also instituted unlimited data caps with throttling only during times of heavy congestion, then it would make more sense. But that's a whole nother can of worms.