However I am also troubled by the possible unin- tended negative consequences. Automobile ownership became commonplace and suburbs were created. Those folks were already becoming distanced from their extended families and neighbors. These activities might foster a sense of commu- nity among the local people. He said that he felt like an alcoholic, in that moder- ate use of the Internet was just not possible for him. It seems to me that the Internet is a powerful tool that presents an opportunity for the advancement of the acquisition and application of knowledge. And I can also understand how one might have his or her sense of reality distorted in the progress. We are forced to ask fundamental questions about how we perceive the world about us.