"to escape the sense of being on the periphery of my own culture"

Powerful!

"it is a huge question about how many are born in the wrong culture or the fact that authentic culture is always forced to the margins"

I am beginning to feel that it was all part of the transition for humanity. We see these cycles of change that occur throughout our recorded history. Where fringe cultures creating a new paradigm slowly propagate larger cultures until the old paradigm is what is fringe, propelling us onwards in our evolution as a culture.

"our cyber connections are a definite way of forging and maintaining our links to personal freedom, growth, and liberty of the mind."

This is why I believe that our coming transition will be more complete, widespread, and rapid than any before it!