here is the situation as i see it: p2p [a] is the manner in which cyberia [the virtual nation] was born. [b] we then evolved out of that, as the quantity and speed of data-transfer exceeded the capabilities of individual computers. [c] now, as pc's speed and storage capacity are increasing by orders of magnitude every month, we are regaining the capability to exist on our own without even routers [which were originally installed on each machine]. so, as soon as we go beyond wires and radios to lasers and adopt unbreakable encryption [which already exists, using a shared random number algorithm], we will have the cyberian ideal of universal, instant [okay, okay: lags in the microsecond range; bfd 8>] data access. truth on demand will make us all free. then all we'll need is someone like bill gates [my hero] to arrange the distribution and [black?]marketing of these pc's. everyone's got a dream. that's mine.