Originally Posted by
Gerrit
I don't think the founders of the web imagined this, no. The web was developed in and for academical world. Then it got commercialised and then it became what we got now. I doubt anyone predicted this. I also think the founders would be very sad about what it has become. Because we stray away more and more from the educational goal. I doubt the founders of the web wanted it to be filled with filth such as porn, gambling sites, hate speech, ... That sports clubs, bands, organisations, companies and even sincere people can present themselves to the world is good, but we need a more effective way to keep the web clean.
I think the internet is a fantastic invention ; at the same time I understand equally why Fidel Castro called it the disease of the 20th century. The web itself is great, the way a minority of people use it however ...