I too feel the internet is falling short in some ways. My take on the shortfalls is different, but related. The attempts to commercialize every aspect of the

I too feel the internet is falling short in some ways. My take on the shortfalls is different, but related. The attempts to commercialize every aspect of the net have created this massive amount of noise that too much of the time gets in the way of the best information. In the early days it was a more select intelligent crowd that had discussions on the newsgroups. Some groups produced some real treasures as "FAQ" files. Most people doing casual searches now would have a hard time finding information not driven by a commercial motive. If not made dysfunctional by outright spam, many forum have paid trolls and shills. Contrast U.S. commercial television with programming from the B.B.C. and P.B.S. to see just how destructive heavily monetizing media can be.