-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Randy Burge wrote: > *More than a decade* after the Internet went mainstream, the world's > richest information source hasn't necessarily made its users any more > informed.
I don't think the article supports the subject line. The phrase "hasn't necessarily" is extremely important in this case. You'll notice in the GIF that many _more_ people can now name the Speaker of the House, the Chief Justice, and the Sec. of Defense. I haven't looked at the actual poll results; but, it's _possible_ (hence the importance of the word "necessarily") that we know many more things but know less about any single thing. And such a conclusion would be supported by rampant diagnoses of ADD and autism (where ADD is a symptom and autism is an attempt to correct). - -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-219-3846, http://tempusdictum.com In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted. -- Bertrand Russell -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGnrvDZeB+vOTnLkoRAgsAAJ9uI6GgkSNt1e42uq4qyqAG40dizgCfecsh Id1vI/JDgrfpCUsA3ltZ2Ss= =Z5+Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
