On 08/09/17, Bbsing Bbs said the following...   
       
    BB> I just wonder if the main stream internet is making people dumb these   
    BB> days. I see the primary search engines as shopping tools more than   
    BB> research tools. I wonder if the long term use and hooks the main stream   
    BB> internet is offering by the mega corps is nothing more than their tool   
    BB> for international enslavement via mass consumer psycology.   
      
   I'll have to agree with you as well. The general public is certainly dumbed   
   down by the internet, especially since it's at one's fingertips. Not all   
   people are addicted to it (and it is an addiction for many) but many can't go   
   without it for a few hours without having some kind of withdrawal.   
      
   In my view, technology is supposed to "help" humans do their jobs faster and   
   easier, NOT do their jobs for them. A computer is a tool, like a hammer or   
   screwdriver. One should not depend on it for everything.   
      
    BB> I reason with data collection data marketing, data selling, agragation,   
    BB> mining, and analytics for the primary purpose of productivity gains in   
    BB> all avenues leading to consumer based society instead of information   
    BB> based.   
      
   Productivity is certainly affected to the negative...as most would rather be   
   on social media than working.   
      
   I'll relay this to you...it was funny to me.  A couple months ago, an errant   
   worker cut a fiber line about 65 miles east of where I live. This, of course,   
   took down the internet for all cell providers and several ISP's that serve   
   this area.  I walked out front of my workplace and saw a couple of people down   
   the street holding that phone up in the air trying to get a signal. A little   
   while later, I was headed to town and saw several more folks doing the same   
   thing.  I was laughing all the way :)  Service was restored towards the end   
   of the workday.   
      
   Thanks!   
   Orbitman (Allen)   
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   Opp, Alabama, USA   
      
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