Highlights of "My First Flame", an article by John Seabrook in the 6/6/94 _New Yorker_ which explains why we need a benevolent government to help regulate the internet (a very sophisticated piece of propaganda, IMHO):
Sounds like Mr. Seabrook may be just slightly anal retentive, only a tad dangerous with his visions of a "kinder, gentler" net. The culture that is "the Internet" is an anarchy and will probably remain that way for some time to come. If he desires a more sanitized on-line world, he should probably stick to Prodigy. Attitudes like his, in my own opinion, are what has made this country (Amerika) a nation of overly sensitive dolts. Cheers, (speaking only for myself -- certainly not for Sprint...) _______________________________________________________________________________ Paul Ferguson US Sprint Enterprise Internet Engineering tel: 703.904.2437 Herndon, Virginia USA internet: paul@hawk.sprintmrn.com