Pollution in the Information Age

[_Some Schmo]

Would the new American religion that is fanatical right wing nonsense (Latter-Day Bubble Headism) be possible without the Internet to help reinforce what Fox News and the Rush Limburgers of the world are saying? I doubt it.

Here's the paradox of the Information Age: the more information available, the more people will tune out what doesn't fit their world view. With more information available, people seem to be becoming more ignorant (or more accurately, learning more disinformation).

Still... not sure how we lived without the 'net.

[_Quasimodo]

Back in the day before there was an internet or even 500 channels on TV, I would go to a book store once a month and a magazine rack once a week or so.

My favorites on the magazine rack were OMNI magazine and National Geographic (Mad Magazine when I was a kid). I just didn't buy People or Cosmopolitan.

I see the internet in the same way. There are some great history and archaeology sites that I frequent often. They are wonderful and amazingly current. There are web sites that I have no interest in at all and I just don't go to them.

If I have a question about any subject I can find answers immediately. No trip to the library is required.

If I want to catch up on current events or find more details about a breaking news story, there are dozens of reliable news sites that I can access in an instant.

I can have chats with you good people whenever I have a spare moment.

I love the internet. It may be the best invention since language.

[_The CCC]

Quantity doesn't necessarily translate to quality.

[_ludwigm]

... much about internet ...


I love the internet.

My wife says me "your liar internet", because there are some negatives about "her" church.

Even I am who handles her emails from that same church...
The world is working that weird way.

[_Quasimodo]

Quantity doesn't necessarily translate to quality.

That's true, but there is a lot of remarkably high quality things to find on the net. Virtually every book ever written if you know what you are looking for.

Great music, great art, great plays, great movies and much of it is free.

Due to my work, I have a fairly large medical library in my office, but I seldom ever crack a book open these days because the information I need is a keystroke away and is up to the minute data.

When I need to have clients go over my work and can put it up on a web page and they can see it instantly. It used to take a week or two by mail.

I love the internet.

[_Quasimodo]

... much about internet ...


I love the internet.

My wife says me "your liar internet", because there are some negatives about "her" church.

Even I am who handles her emails from that same church...
The world is working that weird way.

Are you ever tempted to re-write the emails a little?

[_ludwigm]

... much about internet ...


I love the internet.

My wife says me "your liar internet", because there are some negatives about "her" church.

Even I am who handles her emails from that same church...
The world is working that weird way.

Are you ever tempted to re-write the emails a little?

No. They are consumptive enough in their original. I get ready a thread about!

Maybe it will appear after some days, because of moderator queue...

[_MeDotOrg]

My favorites on the magazine rack were OMNI magazine and National Geographic (Mad Magazine when I was a kid). I just didn't buy People or Cosmopolitan.

I would love to see a study of the social and political views of kids who consistently read Mad when they were growing up. Mad was the first magazine for 9 year old cynics. I used to love their movie parodies, the artwork was great. I think MAD was the pre-adolescent breakfast drink for the rebellious 60's and 70's.

[_The CCC]

Quantity doesn't necessarily translate to quality.

That's true, but there is a lot of remarkably high quality things to find on the net. Virtually every book ever written if you know what you are looking for.

Great music, great art, great plays, great movies and much of it is free.

Due to my work, I have a fairly large medical library in my office, but I seldom ever crack a book open these days because the information I need is a keystroke away and is up to the minute data.

When I need to have clients go over my work and can put it up on a web page and they can see it instantly. It used to take a week or two by mail.

I love the internet.

It can be a wonderful tool. However like any tool we abuse it at our own risk.