There is obviously a lot of deep thinking to be done here, my initial though holds, I don’t think the internet is unique. we have managed to mismanage a lot of other things collectively, ozone layer, environment, health the net is no different. Except it might be easier to sort out internet economy and culture than the environment.
As for artists, the internet can at leat give creative types the chance of bypassing the hegemonies that control publication and access to audience?