HF and Hamradio

Reading about the discussion about the fall in HF skilled radio operators, I realize it is more or less the same here in Italy, where a steep decline in new licences has happened over the last few years.
I am afraid it is more or less the same all over the world, and I agree with most of those who sent letters to this forum:
1) Internet has killed Ham radio: no need to buy expensive equipment, no antennas needed, no exams of any kind, no propagation problems, no limitations on what you can talk about.
2) CW is probably one of the reasons for which people are not interested in ham radio. Desperate times call for desperate measures: perhaps abolishing CW exams could make Ham Radio more easy and attractive (even if cost is always there). Maybe....
3) People were using HF because they wanted to COMMUNICATE, and that was the easiest way to do it (at those times). Now there is an easier way, and even experimenting is more attractive in that field.
4) Don't forget the visual part: Internet has images, colors, movement. The same difference that exists between radio and TV or Cinema. What would you prefer, to communicate?

Cheers

Andrea Valori IK1QFT
TORINO - ITALY