I would be willing to bet most people become so used to all the noise they just develop the ability to tune it out, much like they have developed the ability to tune out violence, hunger, suffering etc. It's so much easier that way, isn't it?
. ..the Digital Revolution Has Changed Things: 10. Better porn (just to get it out of the way) 9. Spending an inordinate amount of time staring blankly at a computer screen cutting into time spent staring blankly at a TV screen. 8. Having your cel phone ring while you are on the toilet. (Bonus points if you answer it) 7. The scary guy in the black suit driving the ice cream truck with the large satelite dish on top is out of Bomb Pops. 6. For the first time in the history of humanity, children actually smarter than parents ("Ok Mom, you have to left click twice really fast on the file name" "My left or your left?") 5. Cookies aren't just for the cookie jar anymore. 4. ATM's replacing humans in the important job of laughing at you when you try to take money out of an overdrawn account. 3. AOL chat rooms helping child molesters find their target audience much easier. 2. Way too many fuckin' bookmarks to sift through. . ..and the number one way the digital revolution has changed things. . . Tech IPO's creating lots of 20-year-old millionaires!
. ..but I think the idea exchange here @/. is excellent. I would welcome other sites that could generate as much interest and discussion. The more, the merrier - or the 21st century version: the more the harder to censor.
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I would be willing to bet most people become so used to all the noise they just develop the ability to tune it out, much like they have developed the ability to tune out violence, hunger, suffering etc. It's so much easier that way, isn't it?
. . .the Digital Revolution Has Changed Things: 10. Better porn (just to get it out of the way) 9. Spending an inordinate amount of time staring blankly at a computer screen cutting into time spent staring blankly at a TV screen. 8. Having your cel phone ring while you are on the toilet. (Bonus points if you answer it) 7. The scary guy in the black suit driving the ice cream truck with the large satelite dish on top is out of Bomb Pops. 6. For the first time in the history of humanity, children actually smarter than parents ("Ok Mom, you have to left click twice really fast on the file name" "My left or your left?") 5. Cookies aren't just for the cookie jar anymore. 4. ATM's replacing humans in the important job of laughing at you when you try to take money out of an overdrawn account. 3. AOL chat rooms helping child molesters find their target audience much easier. 2. Way too many fuckin' bookmarks to sift through. . . .and the number one way the digital revolution has changed things. . . Tech IPO's creating lots of 20-year-old millionaires!
. . .but I think the idea exchange here @ /. is excellent. I would welcome other sites that could generate as much interest and discussion. The more, the merrier - or the 21st century version: the more the harder to censor.
Actually, it seems many corporations and advertisers are very skilled at programing humans. . .er i mean nanobots to do all kinds of usefuil stuff.