Topic: Impact of the Internet | |
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When I was twenty, there was no internet, I was an idiot Now I am sixty, there is the internet and guys in their twenties know more. I remain an idiot. |
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Ain't life grand??
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A man told his wife he wanted to try out something new in bed that he had seen on the internet.
They started making love as normal, then all of a sudden he froze and stayed perfectly still. His wife asked him what the hell he was doing. The man replied, "Apparently it's called buffering." |
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When I was twenty, there was no internet, I was an idiot Now I am sixty, there is the internet and guys in their twenties know more. I remain an idiot. It just appears that way. You maybe able to find lots of things out on the net as a 20 year old, but you're still a 20 year old. |
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LOL. I thought he was going to say 'Planking', but that fad is history.
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I am reminded of something Denzel Washington said "If you don't read the paper, you are uninformed. If you do read it, you are misinformed." That is true of the internet. Too much MISINFORMATION is not the same as being better informed. Knowing more of what is wrong or untrue has less value than knowing less that is right and true.
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There are a lot of people who've never met, angrily shouting at each other.
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Now I am sixty, there is the internet and guys in their twenties know more. The man replied, "Apparently it's called buffering." so, buffering is internet speak for not being twenty any more |
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Not so good as many others
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I am reminded of something Denzel Washington said "If you don't read the paper, you are uninformed. If you do read it, you are misinformed." That is true of the internet. Too much MISINFORMATION is not the same as being better informed. Knowing more of what is wrong or untrue has less value than knowing less that is right and true. Wow, this is fact of life |
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When in doubt verify & fact check everything more than once
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When you, and I were 20, we read info from books, which were either fiction, or non-fiction. Sometimes they got a little mixed up, but you usually knew if it was B.S. or factual. And the real books have references and/or bibliography to check, not just statements with no provenance or foundation in fact.
On the internet, even sites with references can be bogus, and how would you know anyway ? Take it all with a pinch of salt. But the nasty things like viruses, ransomware, and identity theft are real. 20 year olds today have been so dumbed down that without the internet at their disposal they would be completely lost as to how to do anything. Some can't tie shoe laces, read a clock dial, or even read write and speak coherently. |
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Good point, of course i had to read it 3 x to make sure i got it right.
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