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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Is the Web helping us evolve?

The truth lies somewhere between "Google is making us stupid" and "the Internet will liberate humanity."
By David Brin

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  • Tuesday, December 23, 2008 09:38 AM

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    Both contentions have merit. But culturally the "distraction" function will eventually outweigh what is positive in the "web" phenomenon. Sub-mediocrity, as always, will prevail. On the other hand the "web" phenomenon is in fact energizing hitherto un=tapped synaptic patterns of brain activity which -- as they get consciously and unconsciously imbued by intelligent people -- which will leave a written legacy which will survive the drowning of American culture in a sea of sub-mediocrity. So sue me! rabbimeir

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