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10-19-2008, 08:16 PM

One of the biggest reasons to go to college has nothing to do with the formal education you receive there. It is the
interaction with people and ideas that you never would
have encountered otherwise. Military service does the same thing in a different cultural context.

Television is like a guided tour at disneyland. You only see what they want you to see. The internet is more like
trekking alone off the beaten path. Yes, there be dragons
off the edge of the map. You are still watched, data mined, and spun. But the flip side of the coin is being so
provincial that you cannot see beyond your own fence.

The internet in it's present form is worth the risk. When internet two comes online like Direct TV; 500 channels and nothing on. Then I'll be gone. If I want drama I'll watch my chickens interact in the barnyard.

10-19-2008, 08:16 PM	#16
Baggywrinkle Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Should I turn off my computer, too? One of the biggest reasons to go to college has nothing to do with the formal education you receive there. It is the interaction with people and ideas that you never would have encountered otherwise. Military service does the same thing in a different cultural context. Television is like a guided tour at disneyland. You only see what they want you to see. The internet is more like trekking alone off the beaten path. Yes, there be dragons off the edge of the map. You are still watched, data mined, and spun. But the flip side of the coin is being so provincial that you cannot see beyond your own fence. The internet in it's present form is worth the risk. When internet two comes online like Direct TV; 500 channels and nothing on. Then I'll be gone. If I want drama I'll watch my chickens interact in the barnyard.