Murray Leinster's 1946 story "A Logic Named Joe" had something much like the Internet. I suspect he wouldn't have been able to sell it if it hadn't been a humorous story.
What Leinster, and just about everyone else, missed: Who would supply the information. It's not just big business, big government, and big nonprofits. An eleven-year-old could set up, for example, a political blog -- and if she were good enough, become a top name. No climbing the ladder, being endorsed by the leading experts, etc.
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Date: 2008-08-25 02:05 am (UTC)What Leinster, and just about everyone else, missed: Who would supply the information. It's not just big business, big government, and big nonprofits. An eleven-year-old could set up, for example, a political blog -- and if she were good enough, become a top name. No climbing the ladder, being endorsed by the leading experts, etc.