[xxpor]

>Then the internet became much, much more, and became the most transformational technology of the last century.

I realize this is OT, but it'd be a fascinating debate, especially if you define the timeline as 1900-2000. The internal combustion engine, MOSFETs, nuclear tech, radio and information theory, the Haber process, PCR, the list goes on. All massive impacts.

[natenthe]

Yes certainly OT. I hesitated before writing that line, but regardless, the internet is one the most transformational technologies humanity has ever created. I would characterize the last century as the last hundred years, i.e. 1920-2020. This still has nothing to do with the debate at hand.