Well, FWIW, I like ya.
Aside, it's funny you mention the "everyone has a voice". Right now the
tech media (Wired, etc) seem to be fascinated with the polar ideas of "total
anonymity" (Christopher Pool, Craig Newmark) vs "total accountability" (Mark
Zuck, Jimmy Whales to some extent). It'll be interesting to see how society
coalesces around these ideas as the internet becomes deeper embedded in
social activities (
http://blog.programmableweb.com/2011/04/08/dating-made-easier-for-foursquare-fans/
).
Jerry Wilborn
jerrywilborn@gmail.com
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Jeremy <listbox@unix-boy.com> wrote:
> On 4/11/2011 12:03 AM, Jerry Wilborn wrote:
>
>> > And there is the great fallacy of the internet. Every opinion must
>> be voiced.
>>
>> Ahh, irony.
>>
>> Jerry Wilborn
>> jerrywilborn@gmail.com <mailto:jerrywilborn@gmail.com>
>>
>>
> Yes, I realize the irony in having made that statement... :P I made it
> because I'm honestly concerned about what affect internet has had on the
> modern world. Tired, old, discredit crackpot theories can now be
> resurrected and gain a new following on the Internet. New crackpot bunkum
> spreads like wildfire and maintains a following despite being discredited
> (ala the 2012 doomsday). It is now easier to scam people or commit fraud
> selling bunk junk. The level of narcissism on the web is seemingly growing
> now that anyone can jabber away*. The signal to noise ratio obviously gets
> worse and worse because of the amount of bad/incorrect information. The
> level of voluntary sharing that is becoming the norm seems to cheapen the
> concept of privacy.
>
> Yeah, the internet is probably the greatest communications and information
> retrieval tool to have been built, but I'm concerned that having given
> "everyone a voice" may have had deleterious effects on that tool.
>
> Or maybe I'm wrong... Or maybe no one cares. Ehh.
>
> J
>
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