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  • #16
    I read it all. I don't think the internet is making me stupid. I still love reading books in one or two sittings.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by b etor
      I read it all. I don't think the internet is making me stupid. I still love reading books in one or two sittings.
      You're also female.
      (or so you claim)

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      • #18
        this would be an excellent time for the stupid graph if anyone has it.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by GePap
          I thought it was a very good article, making very good points. Knowledge does not equal wisdom, and having all the information in the world at your fingertips does nothing to help you do something with mere data.
          But on the contrary, it provides people with all the more information / data to back up their arguments. Imagine a discussion without easy and quick access to the nigh infinite information. It would require a lot of research and time, or the arguments would more often be based on dubious ideology or the imagination of the speaker. The other party has no way to quickly verify an argument.

          Of course information can be manipulated, but the internet empowers intelligent people instead of the other way around. One hundred years ago, only the rich and wealthy aristocrats and / or entrepreneurs had access to information. As people had more and more access to information (though public libraries, magazines, papers, television, and now especially teh internets) they also had more means to oppose the vested powers that be.

          Cort haus is spot on!
          "An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
          "Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis." - Seneca

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          • #20
            Originally posted by b etor
            I read it all. I don't think the internet is making me stupid. I still love reading books in one or two sittings.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Traianvs
              But on the contrary, it provides people with all the more information / data to back up their arguments. Imagine a discussion without easy and quick access to the nigh infinite information. It would require a lot of research and time, or the arguments would more often be based on dubious ideology or the imagination of the speaker. The other party has no way to quickly verify an argument.
              This may be the ideal, but it doesn't often happen. Just look at Poly. While we do have access to the internet, most of our arguments are still just our own ideological spittle.
              Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
              "We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La Rochefoucauld

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              • #22
                I dont even read posts

                I'm here for the pictures
                anti steam and proud of it

                CDO ....its OCD in alpha order like it should be

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Addled Platypus
                  I dont even read posts
                  I don't read your posts.






                  Sorry, what was it that you said again?

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Lorizael
                    This may be the ideal, but it doesn't often happen. Just look at Poly. While we do have access to the internet, most of our arguments are still just our own ideological spittle.
                    Just because you dribble all over your keyboard, it's a bit harsh to accuse others of doing the same.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Addled Platypus
                      I dont even read posts

                      I'm here for the pictures

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Space05us


                        You're also female.
                        (or so you claim)
                        She claims to be a male.
                        I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                        - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Cort Haus
                          Just because you dribble all over your keyboard, it's a bit harsh to accuse others of doing the same.
                          At least I'm willing to admit it.
                          Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
                          "We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La Rochefoucauld

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Lorizael
                            At least I'm willing to admit it.
                            It's what makes you such a valued poster, and undoubtedly a good bloke.

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Addled Platypus
                              I dont even read posts

                              I'm here for the pictures
                              QFT
                              Monkey!!!

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                              • #30
                                I think it does two things:

                                Distracts you from what you should be doing.

                                Decreases your memory, as you can look stuff up instead of having it memorized.

                                Both could cause an apparent decrese in intelligence.

                                JM
                                Jon Miller-
                                I AM.CANADIAN
                                GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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