I will try to put this in perhaps another way: The Internet doesn't have to spur economic growth, it can benefit end users directly. The fact that there can be

I will try to put this in perhaps another way: The Internet doesn't have to spur economic growth, it can benefit end users directly. The fact that there can be a discussion on Reddit about the revolution in Egypt, that includes somebody from Egypt chiming in giving a first person account, that's astounding, but won't ever get reflected in money changing hands. It's direct value to the user. Money is just a store of value, sometimes you don't need to store it.