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How cool! The author actually tells most of us were just too stupid to read his stuff. Good for him.
I agree with Mr. Steele below that there are too many false dichotomies in this article. I also do not see much Darwinian evolutionary thinking in it. Essentially, will the Internet help the species survive? Ah, or will the internet help the gatekeepers, like Mr. Wantabe Gatekeeper, Brin, survive?
Yes. It allows more and more people to communicate, even if only in alleged 'stupid' ways. Even drunks at a dinner party sometimes say wonderous things. The internet is truly weird, as weird as humanity. Perhaps you don't like humanity, though?
But on to that 'evolution' thing. If the internet allows us to communicate and organize to defeat global warming, to stop war, to limit religion, to overcome peak oil, to crush the financial rulers of the world, in essence - then it will HELP human evolution by preserving the species. Evolution's aim is survival - and anything that leads us down the path of environmental, social or financial destruction acts against survival.
I see, however, no social concerns from Mr. Brin. So what is his real interest in 'evolution'? Perhaps something far more subtle. Like we are becoming 'enlightened' beings, drifting on seeds of air. But I do agree on that monster Plato.
