What the Internet Cannot Do

Overhype

from the it's-not-the-answer-for-everything dept

A good article in the Economist about things the internet cannot do, despite some claims. For example, it is unlikely that the internet will cause worldwide peace, reduce energy consumption, or get rid of inequality. However, many people have made predictions saying that it will. The article also points out that many people made similar claims about new technologies in the past and yet the telegraph, the airplane, and the radio never seemed to actually rid the world of war.