One thing dystopian novelists like Huxley and Orwell never anticipated was the Internet, its breadth of scope and the way it has changed the nature of discourse, how we receive and whether we believe information or misinformation.
As such, it may very well be that the one thing that will keep their horrific visions of the future from coming true is the free exchange of information on the Internet.
The Internet will come to be recognized as the single most important factor in the way that democracy evolves and becomes an ever greater and freer system of governance.
Knowledge is power, and with the Internet, every man is a king.
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. . . For the Reader's Edification: I am not any kind of expert, on anything. All my opinions, beliefs, theories, etc. are based solely on exclusive worldviews and experiences. I do not, in any way, shape, or form, purport to appeal to anyone but myself. I accept that every argument I make is based on assumptions, whether derived from what I've read or thought I read, and that my credibility is entirely self-percieved . . .
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