Internet is a great boon, especially to people in third world countries. Today, there are people who wouldn't be able to get an education otherwise - but were able to self-educate through Internet. Access to information and access to education used to be some of the greatest inequalities of the world - and Internet does a lot to level the playing field.

"A sky full of galaxies" is just another pretty thing in a world full of pretty things. Internet's benefits go far beyond that.