What's needed for people to be better equipped to use the volumes of information on the Internet, are the tools that helps them to discern good from bad information. In essence, there is a need to have a better education so people do that data processing on their on.
If we want the Internet really reach it's full potential, one which benefits all of us, we need to give those tools to individuals. Information in itself isn't all that useful, there is a need to be able to know how to make sense out of it in order to make it so. The ability to make sense of the information that can be accessed on the Internet is something that should be a given, since it's needed to be able widen the horizons of people and improve their quality of life.
All starts with the education received from early age, we need to teach children to be critical of all information they come upon. Accepting information without first digesting it, it's detrimental not only for the individual. It also detrimental for the community, since it allows bad information not only to spread. It also grows, making it even more worse as it spreads.
Education is vital, it can be seen as the most important tool to make the Internet more than just a meeting place. Without such a tool, all the information on the Internet won't make any sense at all. That would be a sad fate for a tool that could make such a big positive impact on the human race as a whole.
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