Two centuries ago, there were fewer choices. Each time the media reinvent themselves, they expand the number of choices without excluding any of the previous ones. It is also a space that will allow new kinds of political and social structures, and it will allow them as a net gain. What we are talking about now is a communications revolution. That is exciting, because communication is the basis of culture.
Culture is a process of communication among individuals and groups.
We are amplifying and enhancing the foundations of culture and society with this communications revolution. All the dynamic and revolutionary effects we are going to see will come from these tiny chips being used in a communications mode. With the Net, we're going to see ideas of a type that were almost impossible to think about earlier. Technology shapes our thought, just as our thought shapes technology. We're in a period where technology is going to re-engineer and redesign the space in which we can have thoughts.