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No. You laid out an opinion that you didn't come close to backing up. You mentioned a whole bunch of things that the internet did not cause.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 286 Posts
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On Oct 10, 2019, Dannydoyle wrote: It's like blaming the roads for all the traffic deaths....
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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slowkneenuh Regular user After 5,278+ posts, only credited with 133 Posts
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In my mind, there is no doubt that the use of the internet has caused or played a part in terrible things happening. However, like all things in life that we encounter over time, both the good and the bad aspects have to be weighed to determine its value.
To me, at least so far, the rapid dissemination of knowledge on a global scale contributing to the betterment of our quality of life has outweighed the negatives. What it has done for the field of medicine and the medical community alone is astounding.
John
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magicfish Inner circle 6918 Posts
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On Oct 11, 2019, slowkneenuh wrote: Good point slow. I’m not sure that the positives outweigh the negatives, but the negatives are so negative that it makes me feel the world was a better place before it. |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 20586 Posts
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Yea I think this is the Luddite platform.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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magicfish Inner circle 6918 Posts
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I'm pretty sure internet luring is much more prevalent than it was before the internet.
Hacking databases for ID theft too. Harrassment etc. Trafficking. Bomb threats. Lots of others than are too horrific to mention. |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 20586 Posts
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All of which have happened prior to and would continue without the internet. The more you post to justify your position the more you seem to point out how untenable it really is.
But since irony was probably the first casualty of the Internet you may never see it. And sure Internet luring is new, but in no way can outweigh the good. Also kidnapping and luring did not spring into existence with the internet. One could have made the same accusation about the telephone or Rock and Roll. Oh wait. Old people at the time DID make those arguments! I get it. You have your "truth " and no amount of facts and evidence will dissuade you from it. I do want to point out that it is morally reprehensible for you to use the very thing you find so destructive. As for bomb threats and harassment come on. Kids were bullied from the beginning. You can not believe bomb threats are an Internet creation. You simply can not.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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magicfish Inner circle 6918 Posts
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I never said the internet created bomb threats.
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magicfish Inner circle 6918 Posts
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I use the internet even though I think it is bad.
I use alcohol too. Even smoked in the old days even though I knew it caused cancer. I am morally reprehensible. |
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magicfish Inner circle 6918 Posts
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Danny, do you have facts and evidence to prove the world is a better place with the internet?
I don't need to hear any because I respect your opinion. In my opinion, the world would be a better place without it. |
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 286 Posts
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Step 1: Narrowly focus on a small part of someone else's post.
Step 2: Argue about semantics. Step 4: State that you are not arguing about semantics. Step 5: Narrowly focus on a small part of someone else's post that contradicts your own. Step 6: Ask them to prove the opposite is true; though never stated by original poster. Step 7: Go to Step 2.
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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slowkneenuh Regular user After 5,278+ posts, only credited with 133 Posts
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What happened to Step 3?
John
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 286 Posts
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On Oct 11, 2019, slowkneenuh wrote: Step 3: If you can't make a logical argument against someone's post, criticize the formatting instead. 
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil’s Island 16365 Posts
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HOLO9 C /CV N..N,M NHYH NNM….>I—8Z B said my granddaughter.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5156 Posts
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That's easy for you to say...
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27251 Posts
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Quote: How is it worse than other things, such as fire, the lever, or gunpowder?On Oct 10, 2019, magicfish wrote:
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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karnak Special user Connecticut 673 Posts
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Or electricity? Or the wheel?
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 20586 Posts
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On Oct 11, 2019, karnak wrote: Exactly. How many have died because of these inventions? Has to be far more than have died because of the internet. The position is untenable and I doubt he will ever admit it.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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top_illusionist Regular user USA 134 Posts
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Maybe someone put some spyware or some virus on his computer which caused it to screw up the settings.
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gallagher Inner circle 1131 Posts
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You just gotta like Jonathan's new profile foto(!). 😊
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