Net neutrality was started in the GWBush administration's FCC around 2005. It went through many court cases and iterations until it was codified in 2015. It did exist. Also, there wasn't the media/content consolidation, nor the market penetration of streaming when netflix streaming started. broadband usage has increased since netflix started streaming, but many people still only have access to one high speed broadband provider in their area. that provider is often owned by one of the major content creating companies (time warner, comcast, etc) and with those local monopolies, they would have an incentive to restrict access to competing content providers to generate more income for their stakeholders.
Thanks for your post @adamkokesh
Waiting for your next post.