[throwaway0a5e]

Europe survived the invention of the printing press just fine.

The parallels between the internet and the printing press are many.

[bashinator]

Wasn't aware that the printing press could instantaneously distribute material to a majority of the people on Earth within seconds, at virtually no cost.

The parallels between the Internet and the printing press may be many, but the differences are IMO vastly greater.

[root_axis]

The owner of a particular press made their own determination about what was worthy of printing.