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Deacon:
Something has always bothered me about the way you guys think, with regards to your regards to this wondrous of gifts: the Internet.

This tool, used to transmit information between people all over the world, in the blink of an eye (depending on your download speed), has changed the world, in no small way. It has completely revolutionized every way we live our lives, changed the rules of society, and the way we do things will never be the same.

Now, you may not think about this but you must remember; our generation (me speaking in my age group --to--> younger, and of course older, don't get me wrong here), the children born in the 1990's...Our generation was the first to grow up during this age of personal computers and internet access. I understand that of course others had it before but think; we grew up learning with them, adapting as young children (4-10) to use these machines.

The point I am here to make, however, is that none of you seem to realize what this means.
What we have made the internet into; what it has become, and even, to some extent, the very website you are on; We have created a new type of society.
These websites, which may now not seem like anything but a fad (read; myspace/facebook/twitter, etc) have had a major impact on the way we communicate. The email, once revolutionary, has now been cast aside for use as a sign up aide in getting onto websites which require an email address for membership.

My point being, and this is completely a personal opinion, I do not believe most people understand that these things are important. One day, you could create a picture for a few friends; A week later, you have created a meme. Only to have it be cast out a month later as

OLD MEME IS OLD HURRRRR

but I see it differently...I see it as part of the culture we have created. These things once valued, now being shunned in favor of the new, gave us this culture. It helped grow us into who we are today. What we are.

One day, sometime in the future, the history will be written down for our children, or possibly their children, who knows.
And we will not tell them "OH THATS SO OLD NOW NO ONE LIKES IT SO LETS NOT TALK ABOUT IT".
We will tell stories.
They will be different than our parents' stories, no doubt.
But they will be OURS.

The stories of our lives, in todays world, will never be told without reference to this "wondrousblahblahwhateverthingisaidbefore".
But I feel that no one either wants this, or acknowledges it.
I feel like it is all simply cast away in favor of the next new mildly mind-numbing thing.







TL;DR: We are writing the history of the internet, but no one seems to value it, nor do they seem to understand the importance of what we are doing right now.



This is in discussion for a reason: Please, discuss.
and another thing that pisses me off:
I know "This is the internet."
But gentlemen (and ladies), THERES AN EXAMPLE RIGHT THERE; MENTLEGEN, ANYONE? ANYONE? COME ON THIS IS WHAT I MEANT BY CULTURE.
Please try to keep this civil serious.

You may be hidden anonymous and safe behind your keyboard,
But
There is no reason that means that you should also be a douche. or did, when your parents taught you how to behave, they said OH BUT ON THE INTERNET DO WHATEVER

Hitman:

--- Quote from: Deacon on April 24, 2011, 12:28:34 AM ---You may be hidden anonymous and safe behind your keyboard,
But
There is no reason that means that you should also be a douche.

--- End quote ---
People will never understand this.

Foofoojack:
So what exactly is the rant about?

Hitman:

--- Quote from: Foofoojack on April 24, 2011, 12:46:58 AM ---So what exactly is the rant about?

--- End quote ---


--- Quote from: Deacon on April 24, 2011, 12:28:34 AM ---
TL;DR: We are writing the history of the internet, but no one seems to value it, nor do they seem to understand the importance of what we are doing right now.

--- End quote ---

Foofoojack:
This website is all virtual though :/

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