So it dawned on me that the internet and driving have some similar qualities. For one, it's fairly anonymous except for your license plate(or IP address). There are a Lot of drivers out there, folks. Hundreds of thousands on the roads at all times, and each road is like it's own forum. And you don't really have to talk to people unless you break the rules, like hitting a car, disobeying traffic laws and so forth. The police are simply admins.
For instance, if you're driving and some asshole is trying to cut you off, you can drive faster than him to close the gap and block his route. There's no real reason to do this but people do it just to be an asshole back because you don't want to get cut off by some douchebag you don't know. I personally like to speed up next to cars trying to speed around me and not even look at them. Don't even look like you notice but keep up with that person's pace the entire time.
A crashed car or even a dent will result in having to pay money or being cross-bowed to the chest(
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15302476/). There are websites(stores) you can stop at on your way through the internet(streets). And all streets are connected in some way, right? Unless, maybe you have your own "personal internet."
Next time you're out driving, give this a thought and try to link driving to the internet in as many ways as possible.
