Internet consistently failed to fulfil its biggest promises, such as: - End to autocracies and government corruptions as citizens organize in unstoppable ways

Internet consistently failed to fulfil its biggest promises, such as: - End to autocracies and government corruptions as citizens organize in unstoppable ways - Nationalism and cultural conflicts fading away as everyone makes friends around the world and gains mutual understanding - Poor people picking up free education on Internet and entering Middle Class - Free trade among ordinary individuals without intermediaries Instead sucky governments and mega corporations seem to have gained even more power against ordinary individuals through centralized control of various endpoints (so much for "keeps working in nuclear war" mesh vision) and individuals ignored the wealth of free knowledge available to engage in escapism and bias confirmation. So I would argue that "for the people" Internet ended up meaning little for society, as opposed to advanced in computing in general and information technology in service of corporations, that did bring about huge economic and practical gains. For example, today's cars are tremendously more safe and efficient compared to what was possible with purely mechanical components. But that is not "Internet" per se.