More Al Gore

Al is talking about the systemic decay of the public forum; for instance, the rejection and dismissal of science.

All this strikes Gore as "strange."

He wants to recreate a meritocracy of the marketplace of ideas to stimulate more diversity of viewpoints.

Many in the audience, he says, are doing this: a better informed American public.

We are looking a future of viewer created content to bring in more voices into the dialogue and market of ideas.

The Internet still lacks the power of TV because of its reliance on still limited bandwidth, it still doesn’t support real-time distribution of full-motion video. Our brains are wired to notice movement. Video streaming on the Internet is becoming more common and accessible, BUT it is television that will continue to the dominant medium of communication.

The Internet must remain open and accessible — despite the provider. Consolidation and control that affects television must not affect the Internet, too.