Is this all the web has to offer?

My first experience on the Internet was, you guessed it, a bulletin board service. There, you could really hone your typing skills as you met new friends and hacked your way around cyberspace. Then along came the browser. Sure, we all enjoy flashing colors and cheery music, but leave it to corporate America to figure out a way to make money off of new technology. Fast forward about 15 years and this is what you get: The funniest place on the web. You can now purchase everything from food to condoms to burial plots via the World Wide Web. Hmmm. That's quite a selection. What started out as a way to simply share small files and simple communications has turned into this: Paying Adults Only! Am I here to gripe about America's need to succeed in not only world political affairs, but any economic endeavor? No. But I can hope for the simple things like a good old-fashioned library. Whoops! Those have been cyberized too! Ah well. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Buy This from me! Now!