(second thought); I am not sure if the internet changed so much - there seems to be a fixed percentage of people who read and investigate things / are ready to

(second thought); I am not sure if the internet changed so much - there seems to be a fixed percentage of people who read and investigate things / are ready to hear alternative viewpoints, etc. These people were reading blogs in the olden times and are probably doing so right now. Now what happened is that the online audience got much wider - now my guess is that this added audience did not result in more people reading and investigating stuff - its the same old number. (the author probably lost touch with his former readership while in prison, but eventually they will come back - if the author is still valued, but that's a separate question). The net can't make us more curious all by itself...