to show that everything big business touches eventually dies. The Internet was once a thing of wonder... driven by people for information and connection to others near and far. It took the BBS idea and put it on steroids. I say give me back the days of the old BBS. Much better, IMO. Specific info was slower in getting to you, perhaps... but there was always someone out there that could and would answer your question... you just had to wait for a couple of mail drops to happen.
As an IT tech early on in my career, I remember wondering how we ever managed without the Internet. Questions I had about a specific error code or symptom could be answered as quickly as I could type the question into a search engine. It was as close to magic as I could imagine. I even put up my own website in the days before GUI was everywhere. I loved it. I could keep in touch with my Mom via email, which saved on phone bills (a big expense for me at the time, as my hubby was overseas). It made nearly everything so much easier.
But if there is one thing I learned early on in life, it's that anything that benefits people in general, big business will take over and destroy. My initial internet accounts were with a guy who started out in the BBS business. Was with him for years until he finally gave up the ghost as big business started buying out the little guys. We in IT said it was just the beginning. Eventually the Internet we knew would die as more and more companies fought for dominance and monopoly over first the aspects and then, eventually, the whole Internet. And here we are. The internet is dead as I once knew it. Even if you ask a question, now the "Internet" will hold it against you should the "Right" people question who you are and why you want to know something.
Gotta admit, the days of whitehouse.com were amusing, tho.
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