[orthodoxymoron]

This glitch...whatever it was...made me think of what I would do if the internet was completely shut down for an extended period of time. I decided that I would do a lot of reading and writing. Actually, maybe I should do that anyway! The internet is a real wild card! The people of the world can easily communicate with each other instantly. Information which would never see the light of day in the historical methods of communication are now easily accessed by people everywhere. This has both a danger and a benefit. The danger is that people will become too upset by an overload of disturbing and disruptive information. The benefit is that a true global community can be formed. When people are talking to each other on a global basis...I think it is harder to get them to fight with each other. Also, it is harder to hoard information...or control the world through brainwashing and manipulation. So...at some point...the PTB will probably reign in the internet...or try to anyway!