It is difficult to understand how a tool that facilitates the unrestricted exchange of information and know how, can so easily, be warped and twisted into a threat to our freedom and well being.
But apparently, according to some of those who might know, we are already there .
The internet is not safe for kids let alone their more vulnerable and gullible elders.
Cyber bullying, shaming, disinformation, trolling, abuse and exploitation. All a part of our every day online experience. The messy bits we can see. But it goes deeper than this. A lot deeper, much darker and what is most disturbing is that, if there is a real threat, it is a mirror reflection of who we are and the society we are creating.
The social order we are responsible for.
A damning reality, yet at the same time, an opportunity to change the way we think, the way we interact and what we do.
But what is the answer? This is where it gets complicated.