"Imagine if the government had designed the internet from the top down."
They did. It was called the ARPANet originally. Used to belong to the Pentagon, until Al Gore drafted and got passed the legislation to open it up to civilians.
Which makes Democrat Al Gore responsible for the creation of trillions of dollars of new wealth. Has there ever been a Republican who could say the same?
Other than that, a relatively sensible post, especially by the standards of Flame.