Comments on: how the Internet will rid the world of all evil… http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/ a blog on current events, marketing, technolgy, politics, and life. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:25:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Pharmacy and Medicine http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-31 Pharmacy and Medicine Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:42:44 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-31 The malaria is a group illnesses. Sharp attacks of a fever and an anemia are characteristic. Activators of a malaria are carriers - blood-sicking a mosquito. WBR LeoP The malaria is a group illnesses. Sharp attacks of a fever and an anemia are characteristic. Activators of a malaria are carriers - blood-sicking a mosquito. WBR LeoP

]]> By: Emily http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-28 Emily Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:57:19 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-28 You must also keep in mind, the Internet also encourages evil. People can be anyone they want on the Internet. I'm a math-loving nerd at school, but on the Internet I'm friends with the popular kids. I can be whoever I want to be on the Internet. This goes for everyone, so you never really know who someone is. This becomes very important when it comes to Internet predators. If the world, especially in the US, is addicted to the Internet, as much of the teenage population is, we tend to forget that if someone says they are Soandso Whatshisface and lives in New York, they could really be someone else and live somewhere else. There really isn't a way to know for sure who you're talking to and if you can really trust them with personal information. Other than that, I do agree. The Internet is an amazing thing. You can use it for anything your heart desires and it makes things so much easier in our everyday lives. -Emily You must also keep in mind, the Internet also encourages evil. People can be anyone they want on the Internet. I’m a math-loving nerd at school, but on the Internet I’m friends with the popular kids. I can be whoever I want to be on the Internet. This goes for everyone, so you never really know who someone is. This becomes very important when it comes to Internet predators. If the world, especially in the US, is addicted to the Internet, as much of the teenage population is, we tend to forget that if someone says they are Soandso Whatshisface and lives in New York, they could really be someone else and live somewhere else. There really isn’t a way to know for sure who you’re talking to and if you can really trust them with personal information. Other than that, I do agree. The Internet is an amazing thing. You can use it for anything your heart desires and it makes things so much easier in our everyday lives.

-Emily

]]> By: surya.yalamanchili http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-21 surya.yalamanchili Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:30:51 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-21 Andy, thanks for the conversation! I did catch your point on things always claiming to end evil. It's fair-- but I think you misread my entry. I'm clearly being sensational (or that was my intent anyway-- sorry for any confusion): I get that nothing will ever -end- evil. I merely believe this will go a long way to helping breed understanding, empathy and share knowledge among our fellow man. That's a good thing. I do think TV, etc has done some of that over the years. Being able to see the starving kids dying in africa from malaria, etc has definitely affected me, my giving and my worldviews. I think this takes that empathy and awareness to another level. That's merely my point. Might this help with that and another "evil" rise up to replace it? possibly. thanks again for the engagement! surya Andy, thanks for the conversation! I did catch your point on things always claiming to end evil. It’s fair– but I think you misread my entry. I’m clearly being sensational (or that was my intent anyway– sorry for any confusion): I get that nothing will ever -end- evil. I merely believe this will go a long way to helping breed understanding, empathy and share knowledge among our fellow man. That’s a good thing. I do think TV, etc has done some of that over the years. Being able to see the starving kids dying in africa from malaria, etc has definitely affected me, my giving and my worldviews. I think this takes that empathy and awareness to another level. That’s merely my point. Might this help with that and another “evil” rise up to replace it? possibly. thanks again for the engagement! surya

]]> By: Andy Zilch http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-20 Andy Zilch Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:30:50 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-20 To be clear, my point is not that military innovations finding use in civilian life is not a bad thing. In fact, if it keeps my *ss safer at night, cures my illnesses, or lets me complete surveys for free iPods: I'm all for it. I was merely pointing out the irony that technology designed to do violence more effectively always get's hailed by the naive as the way to end violence. That's beside the point. What you missed in my comment is that technological innovations going back hundreds of years have been hailed as the end-all, be-all cure to evil/wars/world hunger/etc. Evil is still here. To believe technology can enable the end of all evil is naive. Period. Let's put a pin in this one for 30 years; the internet will be a technology relic, the latest and greatest new technology is coming out, evil is still around, and our kids/grandkids will think all evil in the world will be vanquished by the latest innovation. To be clear, my point is not that military innovations finding use in civilian life is not a bad thing. In fact, if it keeps my *ss safer at night, cures my illnesses, or lets me complete surveys for free iPods: I’m all for it. I was merely pointing out the irony that technology designed to do violence more effectively always get’s hailed by the naive as the way to end violence. That’s beside the point.

What you missed in my comment is that technological innovations going back hundreds of years have been hailed as the end-all, be-all cure to evil/wars/world hunger/etc. Evil is still here. To believe technology can enable the end of all evil is naive. Period.

Let’s put a pin in this one for 30 years; the internet will be a technology relic, the latest and greatest new technology is coming out, evil is still around, and our kids/grandkids will think all evil in the world will be vanquished by the latest innovation.

]]> By: surya.yalamanchili http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-19 surya.yalamanchili Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:17:23 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-19 Andy-- thanks for commenting, but I think you're way off base. Or maybe you were just trying to be controversial. Regardless of the original design of something, what it ends up doing stands on it's own. If the cure for AIDS came out of engineering a chemical weapon, would you refuse to take it and say it's a bad thing? Really? And that's accepting the premise of your statement that all innovation created for "warfare" is a bad thing. Andy– thanks for commenting, but I think you’re way off base. Or maybe you were just trying to be controversial. Regardless of the original design of something, what it ends up doing stands on it’s own. If the cure for AIDS came out of engineering a chemical weapon, would you refuse to take it and say it’s a bad thing? Really? And that’s accepting the premise of your statement that all innovation created for “warfare” is a bad thing.

]]> By: Andy http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-18 Andy Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:34:04 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-18 Every technological innovation since the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_(communication)" rel="nofollow">Semaphore</a> (and probably even earlier things like verbal communication) has been hailed, by those who witnessed its introduction, to end all evil/wars/etc. and the reason cited has always been the same as what you state: it will bring us closer to our neighbor. What you need to add to your picture is that most of this technology was developed to enable better warfare; semaphores allowed soldiers to relay information over great distance, faster than a horse and rider, the telegraph did as well, then the telephone, then the radio, television (wooo pictures), darpanet -> internet, and soon whatever's next. Net: Don't get your hopes up. Every technological innovation since the Semaphore (and probably even earlier things like verbal communication) has been hailed, by those who witnessed its introduction, to end all evil/wars/etc. and the reason cited has always been the same as what you state: it will bring us closer to our neighbor. What you need to add to your picture is that most of this technology was developed to enable better warfare; semaphores allowed soldiers to relay information over great distance, faster than a horse and rider, the telegraph did as well, then the telephone, then the radio, television (wooo pictures), darpanet -> internet, and soon whatever’s next.

Net: Don’t get your hopes up.

]]> By: surya.yalamanchili http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-17 surya.yalamanchili Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:21:22 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-17 Joel, I love your Beatles quote-- I wish I had started the blog entry with that! thanks for the comment. surya Joel, I love your Beatles quote– I wish I had started the blog entry with that! thanks for the comment. surya

]]> By: surya.yalamanchili http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-16 surya.yalamanchili Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:14:31 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-16 Ravi, I agree that there is a lot of mis-information (and of that, much intentionally so) out there. But I believe that the negative effects of this are easily outweighed by the positive benefits of open flow of information and access. There is an amazing amount of useful (and accurate) information out there just waiting to be discovered. Let's talk Wikipedia-- sure everyone knows (and brings up) the example of a few prominent figures having false information about them on the site, but by and large the site is amazingly accurate and useful. I use it almost daily and have learned a tremendous amount about so many obscure subjects. I do not share your view that the Internet has been corrupted by it's own misuse-- is it perfect? No, definitely not. An amazing asset? Absolutely. But I very much appreciated and welcomed your insight and comment. I hope to continue to get your thoughts on entries! surya Ravi, I agree that there is a lot of mis-information (and of that, much intentionally so) out there. But I believe that the negative effects of this are easily outweighed by the positive benefits of open flow of information and access. There is an amazing amount of useful (and accurate) information out there just waiting to be discovered. Let’s talk Wikipedia– sure everyone knows (and brings up) the example of a few prominent figures having false information about them on the site, but by and large the site is amazingly accurate and useful. I use it almost daily and have learned a tremendous amount about so many obscure subjects. I do not share your view that the Internet has been corrupted by it’s own misuse– is it perfect? No, definitely not. An amazing asset? Absolutely. But I very much appreciated and welcomed your insight and comment. I hope to continue to get your thoughts on entries! surya

]]> By: Ravi Wolf http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-15 Ravi Wolf Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:47:44 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-15 Surya, once upon a time, I too felt the impact of internet growth and sure, I too once believed in its salubrious effects. However, I now believe that the growth of Internet has transformed our world into a high school social scene. Really, think about it. Consider, for example, the favorite high school activity, gossip. With the amount of unfiltered information on the web, we must question ourselves, what happens when slander becomes truth with the help of popular opinion. As of today, according to the United States of Europe, a well-renowned book on America and the new Europe, most Americans believe in non-evolutionary origins of man and in absence of global warming. Even as a majority of our specialized and knowledgeable scientists stand against these untruths, half-baked internet articles and self-proclaimed specialist gurus publish maliciously false and untrue articles on the web and pass them on as true. As a result, a critical mass of population, due to their preconceived mindset, has come to believe these lies and by now, these untruths have gained legitimacy that they never should have had. Furthermore, the liberals can be accused of the same crime. To further advance their Utopian nonsense, the liberals have advocated minimum wage laws and rent controls in large urban centers. According to most polls, 92% of economists agree that minimum wage laws decrease employment in the long run. Furthermore, above 80% of them agree that rent controls cause a deterioration of living conditions in the urban areas. Yet, liberals, in their indubitably intelligent manner, have spread propaganda claiming that a minimum wage raises standards of living for the poor while purposefully hiding its deleterious effects. In short, although the internet could have been a very useful global medium, we the humans have filled it with trash and caused it to become a landfill with only a few hidden diamonds. Sure, the internet will grow but unfortunately, because it was not pruned at a young age, it will now become a weed and cover the flower of knowledge. Just like nuclear technology, which could have been used to power the entire world, we have misused technology yet again. Let us hope that our next greatest idea will not be corrupted by our own misuse. Surya, once upon a time, I too felt the impact of internet growth and sure, I too once believed in its salubrious effects. However, I now believe that the growth of Internet has transformed our world into a high school social scene. Really, think about it. Consider, for example, the favorite high school activity, gossip. With the amount of unfiltered information on the web, we must question ourselves, what happens when slander becomes truth with the help of popular opinion. As of today, according to the United States of Europe, a well-renowned book on America and the new Europe, most Americans believe in non-evolutionary origins of man and in absence of global warming. Even as a majority of our specialized and knowledgeable scientists stand against these untruths, half-baked internet articles and self-proclaimed specialist gurus publish maliciously false and untrue articles on the web and pass them on as true. As a result, a critical mass of population, due to their preconceived mindset, has come to believe these lies and by now, these untruths have gained legitimacy that they never should have had. Furthermore, the liberals can be accused of the same crime. To further advance their Utopian nonsense, the liberals have advocated minimum wage laws and rent controls in large urban centers. According to most polls, 92% of economists agree that minimum wage laws decrease employment in the long run. Furthermore, above 80% of them agree that rent controls cause a deterioration of living conditions in the urban areas. Yet, liberals, in their indubitably intelligent manner, have spread propaganda claiming that a minimum wage raises standards of living for the poor while purposefully hiding its deleterious effects. In short, although the internet could have been a very useful global medium, we the humans have filled it with trash and caused it to become a landfill with only a few hidden diamonds. Sure, the internet will grow but unfortunately, because it was not pruned at a young age, it will now become a weed and cover the flower of knowledge. Just like nuclear technology, which could have been used to power the entire world, we have misused technology yet again. Let us hope that our next greatest idea will not be corrupted by our own misuse.

]]> By: Kareem http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-14 Kareem Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:33:03 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/01/05/how-the-internet-will-rid-the-world-of-all-evil/#comment-14 nice blog! nice blog!

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