/lit/ - Literature

>>6462154
I guess I'm a 5 and an aspiring 6? Or am I just being an idealist regarding my own behavior? Great exegesis, btw.
My personal view is that the Internet has directly made the post-enlightment concept of the "University" obsolete, just as the development of the secular "University" system really did away with a lot of feudal customs, reduced the power of the Church vs. the power of "Academics", and tried (and failed imho) to create a moral-imperative based meritocracy. Now we are headed into a sort of vocational shadow of the University, as evidenced by everyone shouting the importance of "STEM" from every rooftop it seems nowadays. I do fear what system the Internet will enable in the wrong hands (obviously this has been discussed EXTENSIVELY), but I still fear that the Internet has effectively replaced God in many people's lives.