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I don't know if the question of how the internet is changing us can be answered now. Maybe 100 years in the future. These days if I want to pull a patent, get a recipe or find a vast amount of information about Teilhard de Chardin, I just have to type a few keywords in the computer and the information is instantly there. 15 years ago I would have had to spend hours or wait hours to get the same information. Over the course of decades, how does this instant connectivity change society and the human psyche? I hope I am around to find out. And while it is true that porn and gambling are the biggest hits, I think that just reflects how the internet mirrors our minds. I think Freud would have a field day with it.
