Virtual reality Will the Internet be a better or worse place in a decade? Who knows? No one can predict the future Better, as more people are connected together there are greater opportunities for understanding and peace Better, to have the world's knowledge instantly available will make us all more productive Better, it puts more power into the hands of people and makes it harder for the state to control them It will be a wash -- human nature is what matters, and human nature doesn't change It will be mixed -- some good, some bad I don't know, but I'm already lowering my online profile and my vulnerability The Internet's already overrun with hackers, scammers, spammers and NSA spooks -- it's just going to get worse Worse -- the Internet is dependent on a power grid vulnerable to massive failure Worse -- the state will not be able to resist its totalitarian impulse to control us Worse -- we will lose our humanity to databases, filters and algorithms Other View Results Loading ...