Yep, it's worse than Mac vs PC
BTW can we still have tantrums if they're anti Microsoft? This is a linux
forum after all.
Guy
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Jerry Wilborn <jerrywilborn@gmail.com>wrote:
> 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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