Internet discussion part 2: The Web as a tool to improve society

Please read my last blog about the Internet first.

This blog will hit a couple issues: concerns about my idea laid out in the last blog, and my ideas for how the Internet can be used as a tool for good.
Anyway...

So some of you might raise the question, gee, your idea sounds kind of like having Communism on the Internet. Well, kind of. But it's way more complicated than that. And I want to emphasize that this has nothing to do with the "forced reallocation", "whoop de doo workers" or any of the bullshit from "Communist" countries of the 20th century, all of which are more realistically described as socialist dictatorships/oligarchies. BUT I really don't want to get into politics/history.

What I'm saying is I want a feeling on the Internet of true community, of "I watch out for you and you watch out for me," of "we're all in the same community, therefore I'll treat you with respect." Most people are good when they're interacting with someone face-to-face, or at least when interacting with someone they know. So if you can put a face or name to everyone you communicate with online, you're more likely to think of that person as a fellow human instead of a bunch of text on a website, and thus treat them better.

I believe that the Internet is a good way to connect people and that this connection can be positive and synergistic. Therefore I think we should strive to get as many people interconnected as possible. Now of course I don't want everyone on computers all the time, that's not a good idea either. But I think everyone should have equal access, equal ability to communicate with whoever they want. This can maximize the connections people feel between each other, and I think the more we can get people to interact with each other in positive ways, the more people will see others as fellow human beings just as deserving of respect and love as their own relatives and friends, and this should hopefully have an impact on the amount of violence and negativity.

Of course, there are other networks: social networks of people knowing each other in real life, other sorts of electronic networks, as well as networks such as neighborhoods, schools, and other communities. I hope that through the example of the internet, which right now has a mixed reputation, we can set an example of positive interaction that could really make a difference in the world as all these networks work in tandem.