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1 year ago

in Google Heads on loupaglia
I'll say it again, we're all getting dumber. 100 years from now sharks and cockroaches are going to be having one hell of a laugh over this...
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loupaglia Toner: Interesting theory but I have to disagree. So unless you are a huge Kafka fan, I think cockroaches will always have their place in their evolutionary scale. While I think there are several man-made elements that endanger our evolutionary progress, I don't think the invention of the web is going to be one of them.

1 year ago

in Social Impact of Search? on loupaglia
You know, Uncle Rupert said something similar in Wired in 2006, though his comment was that (I'm paraphrasing) "all this social stuff would have the same impact as the printing press."

It's nice to see the printing press finally getting the kudos it deserves. But anyhow...

It's a shame, but, as someone who thought high school (albeit briefly) regurgitating the first three links on a google search is pretty much exactly what passes for good "research" these days unless you force your kids to dig deeper into a given topic.

So, yes, I think I am saying that the social impact of search is probably tied in closely with that saying about "a little knowledge being dangerous."
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