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 RheingoldTechnology no longer consists just of hardware or software or even services, but of communities. Increasingly, community is a part of technology, a driver of technology, and an emergent effect of technology.
Howard RheingoldThe world is restructuring, and all of the enemies that used to exist are kind of gone, so now they are looking out for new enemies.
Howard Rheingold