I can't even imagine, it'd accelerate so quick.
Schools would look like cathedrals, their architecture alone would stimulate thought, creation inspiration etc. They'd be colleges not schools.
So many different fields, economics, culture, mathematics would change and extremely quick with the internet.
Pick any field..
Elections would get titanium solid unriggable. Barriers to entry for running as a candidate would be taken away. Anyone blackmailing or manipulating running or acting politicians would get their balls busted. Sensible restrictions on who's allowed to vote enforced.
Engineering would stop being neutered. IE: ever heard of or took a REAL how to hack class in college? I just got done taking a cyber security master's class. They taught "buffer overflows exist". I was like dude, if you're not going to teach us how to do it specifically, THEN WHEN THE FUCK ARE YOU? It's a masters! When the fuck is left?
Classical buffer overflows are anachronistic, anyways. An Academia midwit has nothing to teach you. If you wish you lived the days and want hands-on experience, I had fun in a place called smashthestack many moons ago. It seems to still exist.
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