That's a good insight. I endorse your reading strategy, if only more people used it! I think our society is still struggling to deal with the fact that the inf

That's a good insight. I endorse your reading strategy, if only more people used it! I think our society is still struggling to deal with the fact that the information distribution just suddenly stopped being a concern. You just spent 150 grand on an education you could have gotten for $1.50 in late fees at the public library. - Will, Good Will Hunting It is much easier to grasp the network of knowledge that exists when you have Wikipedia and forums like HN. Having context is important because it helps direct you. Being part of the tribe is immensely important if you're to be motivated over decades. The main problems now are motivation and focus. I am confident these are solvable problems but there's a lot of people out there who haven't even heard of Wikipedia. They're not ready for it yet. I am much less worried about the Net than what the Television did to us. The Net is intrinsically deeper than the Television. There is a sports commentator called Joe Rogan who expresses this well. He often exclaims how much of a knucklehead (his own words) he was before the Internet. It opened up a new vista to him. Not everybody will be as immediately perceptive as Rogan but I see even people who limited technology skills gradually enhancing their comprehension on a range of issues. It won't lead to utopia but it will definitely make the future more interesting, and ultimately that's all I ask of any technology.