It almost goes without saying that the internet has revolutionized communication as we know it. A particularly fun example I like to use about the nature of the internet in regards to other forms of communication is that it's like a zombie apocalypse; all the other ways of communicating it comes into contact with get absorbed by it and become a part of it. Telephone communication has merged with the internet in applications such as
Skype, while phone hardware itself has begun supporting internet connections. Movies can be watched over the internet legally with services such as Netflix, or illegally with basically any other service. Even the modern artist is a denzien of the net, with artwork sharing sites such as DeviantArt giving them a place to post and discuss their own artwork, even allowing others to buy prints of their work.
The implications seem obvious to me - the internet is the future of virtually all communications of the human race (barring some global electronic failure of absurd proportions.) Its form is still, in my opinion, relatively immature. I see it growing into a more connected and active experience in much the same way as video games have become more social. Looking off into the far future, I believe we will have a technology that enables total immersion. In other words, an operating system that functions much like the Matrix, where you directly connect your five senses to an alternate experience that allows you to exist digitally, online, with people from around the world, as well as call up media in any format at will. Think of it like Neo meets Facebook. It may be the stuff of science fiction, but it's something I believe we are headed towards, based on all of the interrelated advancements in various fields.
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