The world-wide web of the mid-to-late 90s is a qualitative improvement over the internet of 45 years ago. Heck, when I was a kid, ubiquitous videoconference (on non-mobile terminals!) was Science Fiction. Today, when someone sees me VC&#x27;ing with my mom at the other side of the planet, using a thin screen I can hold in my hand, it&#x27;s just a dull urban thing.