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The internet

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Was the world better without it?

I love the 'information superhighway' as it was once known for information and connection.

I grew up having to walk to libraries (using microfiche or books) or read newspapers and magazines if I could afford them, for my information, especially current affairs.

TV was sometimes available but the limited channels gave a narrower bias than these days.

I was dependent on 'experts' like doctors for diagnoses (or the occasional book written by these 'experts').

A lot of walking around shops to be done too (which of course the internet is killing).

There was also the option to ask people questions and try to sift their sometimes dubious replies.

However, it facilitates crimes to a rather horrendous level.

It also isolates people and childhood appears to have drastically changed because of it.

What do others think?

Parents

  • Iain, I think people forget that the increase in cars are one of the biggest reasons for not seeing children out and about, it's not nice having to worry about a football or something hitting a car and getting shouted at by it's owner, also lot's of cars means lack of steet space and the speed at which many people drive around residential streets is shocking. Another thing that I think stops children playing outside is everythings been built on, when I was young here were loads of bits of scrap land, WW2 bomb sites and just odd patches of ground, all those bits are gone now, built on or fenced off. I think people are a lot less tolerant of children playing outside now too.

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    Oddly enough I was thinking that I would of like a good old window shop yesterday, just of random stuff, to get ideas and stuff, can't do that anymore, theres few shops left and they only have a fraction of what they used to have. I also miss paper catalogues, the excitement of a new argos catalogue! I don't get the sense of perspective with an online search, if you want to buy a piece of furniture then seeing it in isolation rather than in a room mock up gives no sense of how it fits into a space. The internet seem to mean you can buy anything from anywhere in the world as long as its the same dozen or so things per catagory. People being able to buy their way to the top of search engines has led to the enshitification of the internet, along with so much being behind paywalls.

    I do think social media has had detrimental effect on life, it's too polarised and polarsing, nobody seems able to agree to disagree anymore.

    I wouldn't like it to disapear completely but if it could reverse about 10 or 15 years then I'd be happy.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Thanks for reminding me, I remember too the excitement of a new Argos catalogue.

  • in reply to Homebird

    S'ok Homebird, do you remember the weird wonder of a new IKEA catalogue too?

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