Now my finger pauses an extra fraction of a second above my keyboard. That would mean that the essential easiness of the Net doesn't portend a breakdown of the social contract, but instead is an inducement toward greater maturity. Maybe it takes a world of flaming before everyone recognizes that burning and getting burned are a big waste of bandwidth, both mental and physical. And one does have to be wary of engaging in technological determinism. Just because we can be unmitigated jerks doesn't mean that we have to be.
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