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Technology: Fueling Hatred and Misunderstanding

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the say-it-ain't-so dept.

Red Leader. writes "This Thomas Friedman op-ed entitled "Global Village Idiocy" and this article by George Packer, entitled "When Here Sees There," both touch on some interesting observations regarding technology's impact on tolerance and understanding. My favourite quote from Friedman's piece is "the Internet, at its ugliest, is just an open sewer: an electronic conduit for untreated, unfiltered information."" We've previously posted the Packer piece, but combined with other story, I think it's worth a retread.

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  1. "I think it's worth a retread. " by selderrr · · Score: 1, Troll

    I think it's worth a retread.

    retread ??? retarded reread ?

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  2. He attacks the Fox news channel by Performer+Guy · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is how he starts! The NYT is totally biased towards the left. More biased left than Fox is right. The guy is even too cowardly to criticize Fox himself. He attacks Fox by quoting from a foreign resident who's political leanings we know nothing of then goes on to complain about the excesses of the Internet. What a hypocrite. If it wasn't for the internet and alternative news sources we'd only ever get the pap that the NYT and it's liberal elites and their ilk want to give us.

  3. Re:Tom Friedman is a selfish little idiot by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 1, Troll

    i read some of the pages they have on amazon.com. Honestly it does not impress me. Looks like an undergrad essay to me.

    The insights are obvious and they are peppered with some really inane literary devices - "the equation for the cold war is e=mc2, but the equation for globalisation is moores law" ... yep.

    Well i see you like him so i guess everyone can have their opinions.