The Internet culture has its roots so deep, I don’t think it’s going to disappear.
Predictor: Hoag, John
Prediction, in context:John Hoag of BARRNet is quoted in a 1993 The Nation article that covers the Internet and its implications. The article says: ”John Hoag from BARRNet thinks virtual communities will survive even if commercial interests dominate the data superhighway. ‘The Internet culture has its roots so deep, I don’t think it’s going to disappear,’ he says. Even if a local monopoly restricts access to the Net, ‘the culture will exist around it.'”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: The Nation
Title, headline, chapter name: The Whole World is Talking
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 257, Issue 2, Page 60 ISSN: 00278378
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney