Subj : Re: Tandy 1000 TX
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Nostalgi
Date : Fri Jun 26 2026 04:37 pm

SD> It's been said that ARPANET was declassified into the "Internet" in hopes
SD> it would bring the world together and make us smarter.  So far, in my
SD> opinion,
SD> it's doen the exact opposite...

I agree.  It's disheartening.  Humans still, to this day, give into their 
carnal selves instead of developing a more structured and intelligent daily 
life.  I can't say that for everyone, obviously, but back in the 80's I had 
hope for the future with shows like Star Trek that gave examples of a future 
without all of the issues we had in the 80's.  The computers back in that time 
period seemed to give me hope that one day, we would use technology to cure all 
disease, explore the universe, become more socially connected, and stop 
comparing our individual self to others.  Our need for a social community still 
exists.  We are social creatures, but social media does it wrong.  Social media 
compares, is opinionated, is hateful, is greedy, and wants our attention only 
for itself.  The 'look at me' generation has been created without trying.  In 
the 80's we were trying to bring more people together through the use of a 
higher form of communication, the BBS, which took some intelligence to 
understand and use.  The internet has been dumbed down to a simple icon 
clicking device that anyone can use it.  I come back to the BBS for the hope I 
once had.  Maybe it's still here somewhere among the cobwebs.
--- CNet/5
 * Origin: The Rat's Den BBS (1:135/250)

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