The concept of the Web's Great Leveling of Humanity

How the Web can provide Great Leveling of Humanity

How many of you use the Web? Everyone does, we're using it right now. But what does it mean to be using "the web." You could be watching music videos on Youtube to using WebMD to figure out what your diagnosis is for your sore throat and slight cough. No matter what you are doing on the web, there is a great chance someone else either next door to you or 12,000 miles away from you is doing the same. Using the web to be entertained, get informed or share an opinion. This could be explained as the web's "great leveling of humanity." Everyone across the globe has equal access, equal voice and equal potential because of the web, it connects us all no matter what part of the world you reside.

How the concept has evolved since it's starting point

The web's original motive was to rebel against what people thought to be "normal' during the time it was created. People wanted a sort of resistant's to authority, a safe haven of sorts. The web was suppose to be a place where people could say/do whatever they wanted and not be penalized for it. The first website that allowed this was named "The Well" created by a man named Stewart Brand. It gave people a taste of the web and that's where Twitter, Facebook, Tumbler and other web outlets stemmed from. However, the web is known for much more than rebelling in today's society. It has become a bigger form of communication for today's world, while back then people still had a sense of personal communication. The web has become more spread than it ever was and it's taking over the society as a whole, so instead of putting the middle finger up to society as they did back when the web was being created, today it IS our society. It has evolved into much more than an outlet to express ourselves, sometimes we use it to define ourselves. And that's scary!