One of the things that I like best about computers and we 'users', is attitude.  These (we) people who, upon discovering the Year 2000 problem, renamed it Y2K.  They are willing to challenge the cause of the problem, to laugh at it, and defy it.  For them, there is always a solution.  The Internet is about ideas.   Lots of them.  Some solutions, some problems.  I read this article in Wired called 'The Myth of Order' by Ellen Ullman, who says, "The real lesson of Y2K is that software operates just like any natural system:  out of control."  And she quotes P. Naughton, executive vice president of products, Infoseek:  "I've fixed about 1,000 bugs in my life.  How many have I created?   Undoubtedly more."  and W. Wright, creator of SimCity and chief game designer at Maxis, says "Bugs are an unintended source of inspiration.  Many times I've seen a bug in a game and thought, 'that's cool - I wouldn't have thought of that in a million years.'"  This is one of my favourite things.  When order comes from chaos, randomness, disorder, entropy.

Go back up a few lines and get The Internet is about ideas.  Elaboration:  The Internet is about freedom.  This freedom can be a dangerous thing, apparently.  There are those who argue that it is doomed to failure, who think that people are naturally cruel to each other.  Doesn't that create a major glitch then?  They cite examples of viruses and slander.  How do you police it?  When someone commits damage to another person - what justice?  When a virus causes five million dollars damage - who pays?  even if you catch the guy, he won't have it...
It is still my feeling, as first suggested by a customer at a show, that the Internet may crash and burn, but in it's place, the Internet 2 will rise (hope they give it a better name).  It's a good idea, whose time is now.