The root problem: today's Net is hooked on popularity, clueless about quality.
The Internet as we currently know it excels at bringing people cute pictures of animals, but... -- How often do you discover a song by an unsigned band that you like enough to buy? -- How about a self-published e-book? + Today's Net doesn't have the tools to identify quality in its own right. (more...) + Over-reliance on popularity leaves the Net unequipped to move past cat pictures. (more...)