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Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:00 AM

The Internet is making us stupid

Legal sage Cass Sunstein says democracy is the first casualty of political discourse in the digital age.
By Ben Van Heuvelen

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  • Wednesday, November 7, 2007 01:42 AM

    Nihil novum sub sole

    ...but if new technology gives us unprecedented access to information, it also gives us more ways to avoid information we don't like.

    Isn't that how our human brains have been functioning for the past 2.000 years?

    Sure, teh internets will amplify it in a way, but it's definitely not the cause. We are.

    —Tigerr Read Tigerr's other letters

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