Cairncross states that "new ideas and information will travel faster to the remotest corners of the world", and that communities and distance education will connect students and teachers. As many of these ideas connect and overlap with others, these posts will probably become shorter, assuming information supplied in earlier posts.
The smallest desire to learn about any topic, and a decent internet connection, will quickly support the idea that ideas are in fact proliferating in countless blogs and online communities.
Let's start with blogs. Do you want to encounter thoughts on motherhood, homelessness (from a first-person perspective), right-wing politics, left-wing politics, personal budgeting, grammar, or paranormal phenomena? You will have no problem finding multiple blogs for each of these categories and as many more as you can think of.
If you are more of a community-minded person and want a forum to share ideas in a more democratic way, you can find online communities for bass players, multiple personality disorder sufferers, vinyl record collectors, jeep enthusiasts, and players of the Madden NFL series of video games, among many, many more.
Just as when ideas are shared in person, you will encounter the profound, the profoundly silly, and the outright idiotic, but there can be no denying that ideas are being shared among interested parties across huge distances, and that those who are seeking ideas and education will find them.
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