The great power of the Internet is it allows people who don't know each other... to connect with people with shared interests. The shared interests might be that 'I have a kid with leukemia.' Or, 'I'm a Nazi.' It gives marginalized people more power.
Howard RheingoldIf 80,000,000 polygons per second is reality, what happens to you when you live in a world 160,000,000?
Howard Rheingold