If you’re feeling strong, Ars Technica has a report on the possible futures of the Internet. Tl;dr (aka ‘executive summary’): it’s not looking good; the scenario with the highest probability is this one:

The Internet becomes just like every physical domain of human existence: turf to fight over. Crime, espionage, embargoes, and full-blown nation-on-nation conflicts extend into the Internet.

Bleak.