The original hacker dream of the internet was that it would break down borders and open up the free flow of information. Now that non-hacker types (politicians

The original hacker dream of the internet was that it would break down borders and open up the free flow of information. Now that non-hacker types (politicians and bureaucrats, mainly) have had access for a few decades, they've realized how powerful a tool it is for empowering their authoritarian impulses. Call me cynical but I think it's only a matter of time before the internet becomes totally Balkanized. Heck, it's almost there right now.