I am 42 - when I left school we didn't have any 'geeks' - comptuer science was a subject that went hand in hand with A level maths and the internet wasn't even a dream.

Now that society has allowed the 'geek' to inherit the earth you get what you deserve. The internet can be very useful for forums like these but they are not essential.

In my opinion the internet is of more benefit to gun runners, drug dealers and pornographers than to the average family. It can be a very anti-social medium and virus' spam etc are all part of it.

If you shut it down I wouldn't miss it.

Just my opinion and probably wide of the mark as usual.