Every invention has a dark side. * The wheel: war machines. * Writing: propaganda. * Jewelry: diamond cartels. * Internal combustion engine: pollution. * N

Every invention has a dark side. * The wheel: war machines. * Writing: propaganda. * Jewelry: diamond cartels. * Internal combustion engine: pollution. * Nuclear energy: nuclear weaponry. * Wind turbines: dead birds. * Cell phones: the death of social skills. Pick any technology and you could probably find a way that it has caused severe problems. It almost seems like a fundamental law of the universe. The most incredible thing about the internet is that it works across vendors and across countries. The concept of the entire human race coming together and agreeing on a way to do things is excessively rare and the internet is an example of that - the only example that I can think of right now. Despite all the war, despite all the hatred, we can agree on internet protocols. The internet is an incredible accomplishment and the creators should be proud. Those who have soured it are responsible for the state it is in today, nobody else.