yeah, the notion that the internet helps information spread faster isn't really news. it has a significant impact in a lot of different ways. look at independant media, seattle '99, and artengina '01... look at the music industry in the past five years... and sure, look at bikeforums, fixedgeargallery--definitely things that made me think that i could be competantly self-sufficient with bikes and whatnot.

internet also helps me want things i can't afford and don't need.