Are you sure about that?

Like I know you are going to point to the following:

• Surveillance Capitalism
• The rise of the Alt Right
• Conspiracies
• Social Media

But I would pin that more on capitalism than anything. The internet in my opinion has been a boon for society. For example…

• Wikipedia has basically made the HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy real.
• Open Source Technology wouldn’t exist as it is now without the internet.
• There are entire businesses that wouldn’t exist without the internet.
• There are whole fandoms that wouldn’t exist without the internet.
• The internet has allowed for economic and political opportunities that just couldn’t be a thing if it wasn’t for the internet.
• It’s been a boon for collaboration, which I think it’s humanity’s biggest strength.

Do I think the internet has allowed for us to enter a cyberpunk hellscape? Yes. Do I think the internet has been a net negative for society? No!