Is the Internet really unsafe?!

I found this blog a few days ago and thought the author raises some good points in reference with the internet as a risky learning resource. Sure we've all heard of the dangers of the internet: gambling, porn, stalkers, trolls, etc. But our culture is constantly evolving, where people are accessing information as much as possible from almost anything. It's kinda freaky to think that we as a society are collecting information so fast that I begin to wonder if we'll become "the collective" (reference to Borgs from Star Tek - yea I'm a treky ✌). However with proper internet etiquette (netiquette) and moderate access for younger students, we don't have to live in fear from the WWW. The internet will always be a vast unknown for the new but with some helpful guidance the net won't be a scary place as most will think.