[PLUG-TALK] Internet Culture and the Decline of Reasoned Discourse

[Vedanta Teacher]

I used to actively chat in local news groups years ago and I noted the same
trend so I dropped off. I didn't want to waste my time composing a logical,
orderly, cogent posting and then have people flame me after reading the
first three words... I was on line chatting with friends when the
tsunami/earthquake
hit Japan and the bombing hit Boston but, as I said, I dropped off because
no one was reading anything that didn't confirm their pre-set opinions.

Personally I consider FB/Twitter/ et.at. to be such massive security risks
that I refuse to use them.

Shanti,

Paul W.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 7:36 AM, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

>    A discussion based on the results of a Science Post study and the
> influence of Facebook, Twitter, and their ilk in shaping today's culture.
>
>    And, yes, I read the whole story.
>
>    <http://tinyurl.com/jawmml5>
>
>    As an aside, I'll be off the 'Net starting about 8:00 am today as PGE is
> unplugging the neighborhood so they can plug in new wires. Supposed to be
> re-energized by 4:00 pm.
>
> Rich
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