[thesloppy]

Yeah, similarly, I remember when the early promise of the 'information highway' was kind of built around the idea of all of the best and most creative people being able to suddenly share their best ideas, and we'd have like this smorgasbord of incredible unique cultures to choose from at any time...but instead it turned out to be a massive echo chamber that actively stifles unique cultures & thinking in favor of recycling whatever appeals to the lowest common denominator.