We will have to choose which scenario we want. The first future for the Internet is bright. In this bright Internet future, the need for expensive business travel is reduced. Millions of dollars in business travel expenses are saved. Families spend more time together as the need for an hour-long commute is eliminated because the Internet provides the ability to work from home.
Parents are there when the kids come home from school, and the television as babysitter disappears.
Entertainment is revolutionized as the Internet allows us to view what we want, when we want. No more being held hostage by TV executives who put unfriendly programming on the air during the family hour. Unburdened by heavy government regulation and taxation, commerce on the Internet increases rapidly, creating millions of jobs, both in the United States and worldwide. People now buy everything from books and music to cars and homes on the Internet. Senior citizens shop online for everything from medicines to groceries.