50 Things That Are Being Killed By The Internet

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

12) Letter writing/pen pals
Email is quicker, cheaper and more convenient; receiving a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare, even nostalgic, pleasure. As a result, formal valedictions like "Yours faithfully" are being replaced by "Best" and "Thanks".

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[seemingly random]

I agree with all to varying degrees - and probably 5000 more. Some would have happened anyway but were hastened by the internet.

I have to disagree with your post comments about the internet not affecting 'real' life. It does, most assuredly.

I can't believe you went through all fifty items and bolded them. How long did that take?

 

[Colt45]

cool story bro

 

[dighn]

10) Watches
Scrabbling around in your pocket to dig out a phone may not be as elegant as glancing at a watch, but it saves splashing out on two gadgets.

thought we were talking about the internet? what's that doing there?

generally true though.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: seemingly random
I agree with all to varying degrees - and probably 5000 more. Some would have happened anyway but were hastened by the internet.

I have to disagree with your post comments about the internet not affecting 'real' life. It does, most assuredly.

I can't believe you went through all fifty items and bolded them. How long did that take?

not long, you just highlight the phrase and then hit the B above to automatically bold it.
probably took a minute to highlight them all and I thought it made it easier for those with ADD to get through them all. :laugh:

 

[shortylickens]

I definitely agree with number 5. It seems people are not too concerned with proper planning anymore. Back in the olden days, you actually had to think about what you were going to do, tell others, and then stick to it.
Now it seems everyone relies on assloads of short phone conversations or text messages to coordinate everything. Whether it be a major construction project at work, or meeting at the library in between classes.

Along those lines is an intelligent conversation. It seems with all the methods we have to communicate these days people are actually losing the skill to do it properly. I'm only 30 and I notice the difference in quality of conversations and writings. This is especially true on cell phones where folks talk too loud about pointless, dumb shit. If you ever go to a public place, stop and listen, you will notice most of the conversations on cell phones dont need to be happening at all. They are utterly useless, a waste of battery life and oxygen.

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
I definitely agree with number 5. It seems people are not too concerned with proper planning anymore. Back in the olden days, you actually had to think about what you were going to do, tell others, and then stick to it.
Now it seems everyone relies on assloads of short phone conversations or text messages to coordinate everything. Whether it be a major construction project at work, or meeting at the library in between classes.

Along those lines is an intelligent conversation. It seems with all the methods we have to communicate these days people are actually losing the skill to do it properly. I'm only 30 and I notice the difference in quality of conversations and writings. This is especially true on cell phones where folks talk too loud about pointless, dumb shit. If you ever go to a public place, stop and listen, you will notice most of the conversations on cell phones dont need to be happening at all. They are utterly useless, a waste of battery life and oxygen.

I'm always surprised when, after having a perfectly understandable conversation with some people, I can't make heads or tails of their writing. I think a person's lack of spelling, punctuation and grammar skills is revealed more than it used to be since we communicate so often electronically. I had a supervisor whose emails were so bad I usually deleted them without out reading since it was so disheartening to attempt to decipher them. Not knowing and knowing but occasionally making mistakes (or purposely, for emphasis or grins) are very different things.

 

[skace]

Ah nostalgia, what a ridiculous lying bitch you are.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Safeway
50 things I don't care about: See above.

50 dying things the internet finished off: See above.

50 useful antiquities the internet proved useless: See above.

What about number 7? What will kids these days tell their kids, about their first exposure to porn? No more stories about finding your friend's dad's Hustler magazines at the top of his closet, pages filled with full grown beavers, giant teased hairdos, and non-silicon breasts, interspersed with Chester the Molester cartoons and ads for "VHS movies." I weep for the next generation.

 

[nanette1985]

Did anyone else google Pencil Cricket to find out what the heck that is?

 

[Arcadio]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
14) Dead time
When was the last time you spent an hour mulling the world out a window, or rereading a favourite book? The internet's draw on our attention is relentless and increasingly difficult to resist.

I love doing both of these things. I stare out my window and look at the world, and especially at the night sky. Many thoughts come to my mind when I do that.

 

[dainthomas]

Wow, the old people have really come out in this thread. "Back in my day, blah blah blah..."

And WTH is Ceefax/Teletext or the Innovations catalog? Why don't we just lament the demise of the gramophone while we're at it.

 

[zeruty]

kittens

 

[TheVrolok]

Mostly true.

 

[skace]

Originally posted by: Triumph
What about number 7? What will kids these days tell their kids, about their first exposure to porn? No more stories about finding your friend's dad's Hustler magazines at the top of his closet, pages filled with full grown beavers, giant teased hairdos, and non-silicon breasts, interspersed with Chester the Molester cartoons and ads for "VHS movies." I weep for the next generation.

Are you kidding? We will have ***** stories and other horrifying moments that no one could ever hope to top.

Ohohohoho, still censored....

 

[Modelworks]

51. - Van Jones Job. Never would have resigned without all the blogging and people referencing links like the 9/11 truthers sites.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: skace

Originally posted by: Triumph
What about number 7? What will kids these days tell their kids, about their first exposure to porn? No more stories about finding your friend's dad's Hustler magazines at the top of his closet, pages filled with full grown beavers, giant teased hairdos, and non-silicon breasts, interspersed with Chester the Molester cartoons and ads for "VHS movies." I weep for the next generation.

Are you kidding? We will have ***** stories and other horrifying moments that no one could ever hope to top.

Ohohohoho, still censored....

Yep, can you imagine when dads pass on their "New Folder" folder?

 

[FelixDeCat]

I hate that people dont wear watches anymore. I have several and started wearing one at 7. Now everyone is a lazy loafer that comes in too late and is never on time. :|

 

[radioouman]

lunch?

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
36) Mr Alifi's dignity
Twenty years ago, if you were a Sudanese man who was forced to marry a goat after having sex with it, you'd take solace that news of your shame would be unlikely to spread beyond the neighbouring villages. Unfortunately for Mr Alifi, his indiscretion came in the digital age ? and became one of the first viral news stories.

Alifi wasn't the one getting it on with the goat, he was the owner.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Newbian

The art of polite disagreement

Screw you!!

it's true though, right? polite disagreement is not alive and well here. (for the most part )

It happens everyonce in a while when some more polite users are arguing..

"Well, let us just agree to disagree :beer:"

 

[TridenT]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes

31) Privacy
We may attack governments for the spread of surveillance culture, but users of social media websites make more information about themselves available than Big Brother could ever hoped to obtain by covert means.

This one is really spot on. It's kind of crazy how much personal information some people are willing to put up on the internet for anyone to see. I don't so much worry about the older folks, but adolescents are a different story.

Idk about that.

What do you have to hide?

Putting on the internet things like, my age, birthday, sex, what I am interested in, my previous jobs, my current jobs, who I am friends with, and stuff like that seems pretty fucking harmless... Do you just not want people to know when you were born? If you are a man or a woman even though your name might be Kevin?

It's not like I am putting down every single detail to take my identity...

 

[JEDI]

24) Dogging
Websites may have helped spread the word about dogging, but the internet offers a myriad of more convenient ways to organise no-strings sex with strangers. None of these involve spending the evening in lay-by near Aylesbury.

WTF?! esplain!!!


39) The insurance ring-round
Their adverts may grate, but insurance comparison websites have killed one of the most tedious annual chores

link?

 

[manowar821]

Terrible list.

 

[lifeobry]

I don't get how the internet can kill watches. How does cell phone = internet.