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06-28-2010, 08:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Georgia
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internet makes u stoopid
http://www.expressnightout.com/conte...tics-prose.php
Logged In, Tuned Out: Nicholas Carr, 'The Shallows,' at Politics and Prose
i'm not gonna write out the whole thing but he postulates that technology is making us all stupid shallow thinkers. i thought it most appropriate to tell my dear forum about this as i see we are all (most of us ne way) examples of big thinking technological addicts. anythoughts?
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06-28-2010, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
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TBH, he sounds like all the other arrogant, 'old-man' douchebags who hate anything new.
Human beings are no smarter or dumber than we used to be.
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06-28-2010, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Raxacoricofallapatorius
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Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua
TBH, he sounds like all the other arrogant, 'old-man' douchebags who hate anything new.
Human beings are no smarter or dumber than we used to be.
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I disagree. It used to be common practice for some cultures to sacrifice people to invisible beings in the sky. Now those cultures simply obsess over soccer. We've grown more intelligent, if by only slightly.
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Because before too long there'll be nothing left alive, not a creature on the land or sea, a bird in the sky. They'll be shot, harpooned, eaten, and hunted too much, vivisected by the clever men who prove that there's no such things as a fair world with live and let live. The Royal family go hunting, what an example to give to the people they lead and that don't include me, I've seen enough pain and torture of those who can't speak...
- Tough Shit, Mickey by Conflict
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06-28-2010, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Antigo, WI [feel free to say 'where???' lol]
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^ your pic karl marx???
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06-28-2010, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Raxacoricofallapatorius
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Originally Posted by Lady Sorrow
^ your pic karl marx???
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Yes, and your spelling is atrocious.
We are pointing out obvious things, right?
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Because before too long there'll be nothing left alive, not a creature on the land or sea, a bird in the sky. They'll be shot, harpooned, eaten, and hunted too much, vivisected by the clever men who prove that there's no such things as a fair world with live and let live. The Royal family go hunting, what an example to give to the people they lead and that don't include me, I've seen enough pain and torture of those who can't speak...
- Tough Shit, Mickey by Conflict
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06-28-2010, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Originally Posted by KissMeDeadly
You fucking people [war veterans] are only a step below entitled rich kids, the only difference being you had to do and witness horrible things, instead of being given everything.
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real classy
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06-28-2010, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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The internet is the transfer of information. The transfer of information cannot be responsible for stupidity, only the information transferred and how it is used.
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06-28-2010, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Sugar Hill
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I would congecture that the Internet has had a positive effect (overall) on my "intelligence".
I've been arguing on different web forums since I was seventeen, and you can actually chart my maturity via various posts I've made over the years.
Slowly, I changed from a naive young Republican, to an even more naive libertarian, to a (somewhat) mature atheist liberal.
I don't mean to confuse political standing with "intelligence", but in alot of ways the Internet forced me to become a more critical thinker and expanded my horizons because people were more confrontational with me than they would be irl.
Basically, learning to argue in a vacum where context is somewhat irrelevant, and only ideas themselves have value has helped me to re-examine my stances and prejudices, and purge from them rhetoric and emotion.
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I have chugged more than ten epic boners.
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06-28-2010, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: the concrete and steel beehive of Southern California
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The internet becomes an extension of our minds. If we use it stupidly, such as online gambling and online psychic readings, it enhances our folly (unless these are used purely for entertainment, my issue is with those who take it seriously). If we use it wisely it enriches our lives.
Being middle aged I find that Gnet for example helps me to keep in sync (well, almost) with the current generations, to enjoy the new music and art of younger people, and to learn their opinions and thoughts. I can also of course learn much about past wisdom; I learned about Samuel Johnson and Oscar Wilde online.
People gravitate towards those parts of the internet strata that their minds can handle, and remember: the majority of the population is not as intelligent as the average long term Gnetter. Unfortunately this explains why there are so many porn sites. The masses are asses, or should I say, the masses are after asses.
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06-28-2010, 11:47 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Originally Posted by Despanan
I would congecture that the Internet has had a positive effect (overall) on my "intelligence".
I've been arguing on different web forums since I was seventeen, and you can actually chart my maturity via various posts I've made over the years.
Slowly, I changed from a naive young Republican, to an even more naive libertarian, to a (somewhat) mature atheist liberal.
I don't mean to confuse political standing with "intelligence", but in alot of ways the Internet forced me to become a more critical thinker and expanded my horizons because people were more confrontational with me than they would be irl.
Basically, learning to argue in a vacum where context is somewhat irrelevant, and only ideas themselves have value has helped me to re-examine my stances and prejudices, and purge from them rhetoric and emotion.
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Pretty much this, except I was, thankfully, never a libertarian. I've been using forums since I was 11, and interacting with adults is like a really rigorous mental hazing. Plus whenever I come across something I don't know the resources to learn about it are right in front of me.
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06-28-2010, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: The Wall...
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But the ''instant'' nature of texting, Twitter and YouTube was not healthy for working memory.
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It's not the internet making us st00piD, it's abuse of the internet.
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2 + 3
Did you mean: 5?
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Which is not actually what it says, but you get the point.
LOL.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3050049/TH...NG-HUMAN-BRAIN
Yes? Well what about this?
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06-28-2010, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
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Originally Posted by Despanan
I would congecture that the Internet has had a positive effect (overall) on my "intelligence".
I've been arguing on different web forums since I was seventeen, and you can actually chart my maturity via various posts I've made over the years.
Slowly, I changed from a naive young Republican, to an even more naive libertarian, to a (somewhat) mature atheist liberal.
I don't mean to confuse political standing with "intelligence", but in alot of ways the Internet forced me to become a more critical thinker and expanded my horizons because people were more confrontational with me than they would be irl.
Basically, learning to argue in a vacum where context is somewhat irrelevant, and only ideas themselves have value has helped me to re-examine my stances and prejudices, and purge from them rhetoric and emotion.
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Same here, although I'm more of a moderate liberal ... and I would spell conjecture, "a lot" and vacuum right!
 - (Teasing only due to topic nature. I would not normally pick on your spelling because you are usually very precise with your spelling and grammar.)
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As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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06-28-2010, 02:48 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cali
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The internet hasn't make us any more or less stupid, it has just made it easier for idiots to get their voices heard.
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06-28-2010, 05:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
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There's much truth in that.
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Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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06-28-2010, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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I LOVE your avi Ben... Iz want tu marryz her.... @.@ can I haz a cheezeburgur?
What were we talking about?
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06-28-2010, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
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And there we have our answer. It's not the internet that makes you stupid.
It's porn.
Ahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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06-28-2010, 10:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Sugar Hill
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Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger
Same here, although I'm more of a moderate liberal ... and I would spell conjecture, "a lot" and vacuum right!
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Yeah, I typed that post on my mobile.
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I have chugged more than ten epic boners.
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