Not only traffic but also investment flows to the least regulated and most entrepreneurial arena. A further law of the telecosm ordains that, in an age of dumb terminals and phones, traffic flows to smart networks full of intricate software. In an age of ever-multiplying computer power, impelled by Metcalfe's Law, traffic flows to the dumbest networks that gain their intelligence from the variety of powerful machines attached to them. A corollary is that, along with traffic, capital flows to the dumbest and most broadband nets with the most computer intelligence on their edge. Perhaps most important of all is the cultural law of the telecosm.
Networks promote choice, choice enhances quality and quality favors morality.
Linking to millions of cultural sources, global networks provide a cornucopia of choices, like a Library of Congress at your fingertips. A culture of first choices creates a bias toward excellence and virtue. The critics of the Internet are mostly skeptical about the value of choice. But choice validates freedom and substantiates individuality. Choice accords with the inexorable genetic diversity of humans.