Hi Bbsing!

09 Aug 2017 02:49, from Bbsing Bbs -> All:

 BB> I just wonder if the main stream internet is making people dumb these
 BB> days.

I do not think so.
There are much more possibilities now.
And it is up to each person on HOW to use the Internet.
There is much more knowledge easily available now.
You just need to read it, and turn on your brain to check the plausibility of
it, and to get the right and credible sources.

There was no time where so much incredibly good information was available.
There is open access to many scientific papers, there are very good sources.
But they require to use the brain, and it seems much easier for some to repeat
things that incredibly dumb people say like parrots.

But I agree that people seem to get dumber.

Look at the incredibly stupid arguing of some politicians.
They do not cite any facts, and if questioned about how they come to their
conclusions, they just yell fake news.

They claim that they will easily solve some very hard problems, but when asked
how they show that they have not only no clue about HOW to solve the issue, but
 they do not even understand the problem.

And nearly 50% voted for that person.

Then he said "who knew this is such a complex problem".
The answer: everybody with at least 5 intact brain cells.

But this is not the fault of the "Internet".
But of bad/lazy parenting and the school system.

There are countries that want to teach "Creationsim" instead of proven
theories.
You do not need to search the Internet where todays stupidity comes from ...

People need to question their thoughts and beliefs.
Are they still in line with reality.
Do my peers talk bullshit? Is the media accurate.
If they cannot argue their way, just ignore them.
And TELL anybody you know that they are unreliable.

And please stop searching for scapegoats.

It is not the Internet, or "killer games" or immigrants.

It is US not preparing our kids with the required knowledge to fight back to
such idiots.
EVERYTHING needs to be questioned.
Where does he come from, what does he want, does he get money from any side.
Is he credible, does hes arguments hold?
Is his work accepted by the scientific community?
If not expose that, and make people aware of it.

 BB> I wonder if the long term use and hooks the main
 BB> stream internet is offering by the mega corps is nothing more than
 BB> their tool for international enslavement via mass consumer psycology.

This is why we need to prepare our children with the knowledge and motivation
to see through these things.

The Internet has million folds the useful information that it had a few years
back.
You just need to look in the right direction!

 BB> Does anyone else have any thoughts on this and how to put an end to
 BB> it?

Education, education and more education!
Questioning the actions of authorities.
Requesting transparent decisions that are based on checkable facts.
And make those facts public.

The problem is that is hard and cumbersome to do.

It is much easier to parrot out bullshit that somebody tells.
But that is EXACTLY the cause for the problems we are in.

 BB> Let me know what you think.

CU, Ricsi

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