At school I learnt to memorise answers from vetted information sources. On the internet I learnt to vet information sources before trusting them. To not click on adverts. To navigate ROM/warez sites that were effectively designed to introduce viruses onto your machine.
The Internet is a good information source *because* it is messy and contains misinformation and falsities.https://twitter.com/sebinsua/status/1027870654975102980?s=21 …
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I saw communities of people consuming and creating conspiracies about the 9/11 attacks. Without the Internet would I have known about this? I reckon I would have become a much less critical person, much more disconnected from the reality of human beliefs.
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I do feel that social media has allowed oddities to become too powerful and that they sometimes have harmed others. But, I would not be happy with a perfectly kept Internet. I like how half of the forest fruits are poisonous, and how it forces you to keep your wits about you.
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