Good point, Richard, but I do think there also more involved. As Bill mentioned, there is definitely some "stupid, hateful garbage" out there. The greatest downside of the internet is that many developing young people are getting substantial doses of the stuff. If they have parents who are very open and effecive in helping them to understand and evaluate such stuff when they encounter it, the harm should be minimal; if not, I shudder to think.

Please don't take me as wanting to go back to the world of Hayes or Comstock codes. Fact is, I'm a card carrying nudist. I would hate to be the one to write any relevant code; how many of us would be able to agree on exactly where to draw lines. I guess I just have to say that I wouldn't mind living in a world where profit motives and sick appetites didn't lead to the profliferation of degrading and dehumanizing crap. Maybe sometime I'll find that I have something more like an actual constructive suggestion to make about this.