CULTURAL DOCUMENT

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hIQjrMHTv4&NR=1 to view "History of the Internet", a film by Melih Bilgil.
The title of the film is essentially self-explanatory. It examines the history of the internet: the timeline begins with the creation in 1957, and ends in real-time. The short movie breaks down the purpose, access, and evolution of the invention since its introduction.
Though perhaps not intentional, the Internet produces another dimension of human reality: cyber space. It transforms traditional communication and retrieval of information. The vast channel of intelligence is ultimately infinite and inconceivable; it is a man-made universe.
"History of the Internet" is a cultural document: it is a testament to human civilization and society. It embodies the unique human need to collect and comprehend knowledge about the world.
Conceptually, the Internet (and therefore this document) is not socially unjust whatsoever. In practice, however, the Internet absolutely is an (ideal) outlet for social injustice: anonymity allows racist ideals, discriminatory language, crude treatment of women and/or men, etc. to exist throughout the depths of cyber space. Thus, social injustice thrives on the Web, and it commonly functions as a tool to exhibit and perpetuate social and cultural problems.