Fast lanes and Net Neutrality bullshit were a distraction from what the issue actually is. It was a bunch of multi-billion dollar companies trying to compete in the court of law rather than offering a better product.
The biggest supporters of Net Neutrality were the same people making up the majority of the traffic (Streaming in general is 70% of NA traffic). They thought they could use Net Neutrality legislation to enforce a discount on service under thread of litigation by claiming they weren't being treated fairly.
The biggest opponents of Net Neutrality were ISPs and traditional cable services. They thought they could fearmonger their customers into siding against Google, Netflix, etc. while continuing to offer shit service, not compete, and not have to upgrade their aging infrastructure.
I don't disagree with you. Megacorps all at once protested against any legislation that would hurt them and disguised it as a "free speech" issue a long time ago. They just were looking out for themselves, not anything to actually do with freedom of expression.
Netflix was already paying Comcast for a fast lane. I don't know if they still are, but given that they are ~40% of US internet traffic during certain hours of the day, I agree that they should pay extra.