The Most Wildly Inaccurate Prediction about the Internet, c. 1993

1993? That was BEFORE the ignorant masses arrived on the 'net.

Also, fuck you guys.

@Splint - I believe so. It certainly fits the totalitarian nature of the government in that book. Not being able to hide your identity would certainly make the net more civil. Or not - http://www.pwsnt.com/ is a nice sample of people who have no problem linking their true names to horrible, willful ignorance and vitriol.

FUCK FUCK FUCK

As another poster remarked, the culture of the Internet was different in 1993 than it is today. For instance there was once a thing called Netiquette, a common courtesy extended in conversation but also in the way Internet resources were used. This has gone by the wayside long ago. I suppose to put it bluntly, most Internet users in those days were educated, intelligent people who saw an opportunity to do one thing, communicate.

Webtv.
Damn, I was on usenet when they started selling webtv.
"HOW MANY TEEF YOU THINK I HAV?"
Then some of them found the capslock key and the internet became civilized (I wish).