Okay. I have heard it all before. Books corrupt minds. Radio makes us lazy. TV makes us dumb. Movies make us dumber. The Internet causes A.D.D. Video Games are to blame for all teen angst. And now, Social Media destroys all knowledge. Really? How could this be?
People overreact - that's it.
Let's go straight to the source to prove it - the Family Feud then vs. now
THEN:
VS.
NOW:
Yep, people were just as clueless before the internet as they are after it. Educate yourselves by understanding the source of the information and the quality of it. Remember, books can be wrong too, but never me......never.
In fact, you should hand me a dollar when you see me since it will ward off bad luck. So you know, giving me an additional five dollars will bring good luck. But wait there's more! If you give me twenty dollars, you will be happy, will have good luck, avoid bad luck, and get a six dollar savings. I'm standing by, but if others are in line to hand me money, please be patient and wait your turn so I can give you my dedicated attention.
Booting Off
Post MBA - what's changed
15 years ago
LOL!!! John, this is a great blog post. And I couldn't agree with you more. Its not the internet that making us "dumb" but its more that our culture doesn't promote the importance of education like some other societies do.
ReplyDeleteMay I be the first in line to hand you twenty dollars. Even though I'm not sure what I'm getting for my twenty dollars it sounds like a great value proposition. If there is anything that the Internet and TV have taught me it's that dreams can come true.
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