On 08/09/17, Bbsing Bbs said the following...
 
 BB> I just wonder if the main stream internet is making people dumb these
 BB> days. I see the primary search engines as shopping tools more than
 BB> research tools. I wonder if the long term use and hooks the main stream
 BB> internet is offering by the mega corps is nothing more than their tool
 BB> for international enslavement via mass consumer psycology.

I'll have to agree with you as well. The general public is certainly dumbed
down by the internet, especially since it's at one's fingertips. Not all
people are addicted to it (and it is an addiction for many) but many can't go
without it for a few hours without having some kind of withdrawal.

In my view, technology is supposed to "help" humans do their jobs faster and
easier, NOT do their jobs for them. A computer is a tool, like a hammer or
screwdriver. One should not depend on it for everything.

 BB> I reason with data collection data marketing, data selling, agragation,
 BB> mining, and analytics for the primary purpose of productivity gains in
 BB> all avenues leading to consumer based society instead of information
 BB> based.

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

I'll relay this to you...it was funny to me.  A couple months ago, an errant
worker cut a fiber line about 65 miles east of where I live. This, of course,
took down the internet for all cell providers and several ISP's that serve
this area.  I walked out front of my workplace and saw a couple of people down
the street holding that phone up in the air trying to get a signal. A little
while later, I was headed to town and saw several more folks doing the same
thing.  I was laughing all the way   Service was restored towards the end
of the workday.

Thanks!
Orbitman (Allen)
telnet://orbitbbs.ddns.net:7210
Opp, Alabama, USA

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