Subj : is the main stream internet making people dumb
To   : Orbitman
From : Richard Menedetter
Date : Sun Aug 13 2017 12:02 pm

Hi Orbitman!

09 Aug 2017 19:02, from Orbitman -> Bbsing Bbs:

Or> The general public is certainly dumbed down by the internet,
Or> especially since it's at one's fingertips.

Is it dumbed down by the Internet or by the general public?

I think you are looking at it from the wrong side.

Same with TV, if you constantly watch Big Brother or Fox News, it is your
fault.
You could watch a documentary about Particle Physics instead.
If there is no market for Big Brother, they would not show it.

But that is NOT the fault of the TV, but of the general public.

Nobody forces the general public to look at Facebook.
They could as well download an EBook from Descartes, or some scientific paper
and read that.
It is NOT the Internets fault that people do not do that very often.
They COULD do it, if they wanted to.

So the question we need to ask ourselves is why are they not motivated to do
so?

Or> In my view, technology is supposed to "help" humans do their jobs
Or> faster and easier, NOT do their jobs for them. A computer is a tool,
Or> like a hammer or screwdriver.

Exactly, and that tool was never better and more versatile than ever!
You just need to make use of it!

Or> Productivity is certainly affected to the negative...as most would
Or> rather be on social media than working.

Is that the fault of "the Internet" or the fault of the people?

CU, Ricsi

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