Nick Andre wrote to Bbsing Bbs <=-
On 17 Aug 17 06:27:00, Bbsing Bbs said the following to Nick Andre:
so true. I watch people sitting neck crained swipe swipe, and its
interesti
how they behave, and more interesting is how they interact in the real
worl
they can't communicate well, they don't remember things well, nor do they
h
deep understanding of things that are not mainstreamed.
Explain the concept of libraries to most millenials and you get a dumbfounded stare. As if Wikipedia now has more credibility than
anything else on the planet these days.
They are so lucky in some respects to have a tool of information in their pocket. I think that is amazing. I would have loved it, we all would have and it has been the stuff our my childhood sci-fi fantasy.
The downside is how younger people (as old as 35), use google and anyone else they can ask, as their library. The instantaneous obtainable answer has replaced their use of reasoning, logic, and analysis. The type of reasoning a person does with their brain alone to determine if the answer they've obtained (by whatever means), is valid. This same thing I've witnessed creates them to forget the very answer they've received. The double issue, is similar to the back side of your hand, that you've seen all your life but can determine when seeing similar hands what one is actually yours. You've not given the back side of your hand much concern over your life. The internet has become the brain and memory of a few couple generations, and problem the current one.
The tools they use like cell phones, TV's, computers, operating systems, software, ..etc, all are dependant on the internet, and come with
contracts
attached to them you have to agree to EULA, that are pre loaded you don't
e
see them or have a choice to agree, disagree before you purchase the
everyt
you must agree to. You have bought into their devices and data mining
befor
you even had a chance to disagree to it. LIke when you purchase a phone
off
amazon, when you turn that phone on, you must agree to the EULA. When you purchase a phone in the store often the tech there hits agree for you. WE
a
their product! Thats the sad part.
I believe the EULA was challenged in a British court once, argued by a consumer that it was impossible to use a device without accepting the
EULA and that "nobody reads those things anyway".
I've heard Microsoft lost cased about their EULA several years ago.
I know one of the guy's who created Reddit, was hauled into jail about EULA's and made an example of, eventually he killed himself, but I'm not exactly sure the full relation between his downloading activities of EULA's and the laws he allegedly broke. I think the example is in part to legitimize EULAs as a true contract of consent, by negative consequences when rebelled against.
Nick
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I also don't want to get too political, but over the past few years, I've of very interesting uses of the internet, as well as others who are now showing and proving the behavioral control capability of social media.
Bbsing
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