CrystalsQuest

I object to reducing the scope of the digital world to an 'economy'. Sure, we all know in the bricks and mortar world the banks are the real rulers, but online is so far mostly free of that, and I for one want to see it STAY THAT WAY!!! What on earth do social sites have to do with economics? Admittedly, having run multiple sites myself there is a cost involved, but that is not, nor should be, the prime driver of what is created online. Sorry, but this world was born to give us freedom of information, freedom of expression, freedom from distance and freedom of choice. It allows us to connect with like minded souls regardless of where they are in the world, what our social standing or address is, to be ourselves in a world where our ideas stand alone, to be taken for their own value, free from prejudices about the person delivering them. Don't reduce it to money, numbers, and economics. It's way too big to fit in that hole. Don't try to put limits on cyberspace - the only world left for people who like living without horizons and who need frontiers to explore. It's not yours to control. Never was. Never will be. Any more than we, the people, are under your control. Abandon illusions, all ye who enter here... Welcome to the world of equality. Online, what you say matters more than who you are. People will only listen to you if you have something worthwhile to share. If this is an exercise, forget it, you'll never get the point. If you want to hear people speak their mind, though, and take on board what they have to say - you've just entered nirvana. Namaste.