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Is the Internet Making Us Insane?
Newsweek (via The Daily Beast) ^ | 7-9-2012 | Tony Dokoupil

Posted on 07/09/2012 2:57:31 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot

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To: prof.h.mandingo

Oh, I don’t completely disagree with the general premise: the stunning development of technology in the last 20 years has most definitely created a culture shock that will probably take a couple generations to really adjust to.

Not to be flippant or lewd but just the fact that the internet is pushing against thousands of years of human behavior and forcing right-handed males to learn how to masturbate with their left is actually pretty remarkable at just that base level. To deny that technology is having a negative impact on human interactions and culture at large, would simply be denial.

The point I was making was that there are no behaviors or beliefs born from our current adjustment to technology that are more insane or nonsensical than some of the Mad Blarney that Newsweek’s published over the years.


21 posted on 07/09/2012 6:18:41 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Future generations will curse what we've done to them.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

In Newsweek, and wondering what makes you insane? Okely dokely.


22 posted on 07/09/2012 7:24:09 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama Kills))
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23 posted on 07/09/2012 7:26:51 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: Revolting cat!

Plese, I urge you to cease and desist.


24 posted on 07/09/2012 8:07:41 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Newsweak says life was simpler when no one questioned the talking points of the 3 alphabet networks or Time-Lies-Newsweak.


25 posted on 07/10/2012 7:37:08 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Fools.Damn fools.Welcome to the USSA. Socialism is slavery to the State and the Supreme Court did it)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32; Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!; JoeProBono
I’ll let you know as soon as the voices stop talking to me.

We're still here...

26 posted on 07/10/2012 7:39:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Fools.Damn fools.Welcome to the USSA. Socialism is slavery to the State and the Supreme Court did it)
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To: prof.h.mandingo

Not all electronic devices are “internet”.

Kindles and cellphones are a nuisance enough.

I don’t own a cellphone. And everyone looks at me like I’M the one who’s crazy.


27 posted on 07/10/2012 7:44:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Fools.Damn fools.Welcome to the USSA. Socialism is slavery to the State and the Supreme Court did it)
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To: a fool in paradise

“All the world is mad except for me and thee...and I’m not too sure about thee.”
—anonymous


28 posted on 07/10/2012 4:06:13 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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