Has internet/google/facebook made people dumber/less informed?

[pembquist]

No, doodleberg, and lunchfoogle don't need to censor or tell us there precious opinions. What they have to do is not promote as remotely factual the garbage that a small percentage of evil morons insist on dreaming up with the excuse that "well, it is what you liked." They should not put at the top of a list of responses to a query confabulations of Nazi scum.

[zack1234]

See Rule #14

[Arlo]

[Bizman]

The search engine algorithms work way too well by fortifying any type of opinions based on the first search results to be clicked, unless of course if the user is smart enough to a) not be logged in to any services of the search engine provider while doing a search, b) disable the said provider to make a profile (and hoping they do as they promise), c) frequently flush any cookies that might contain information about previous searches or other activity that might affect the search and d) be smart enough to read up on opposite answers in the search results.

Sad thing is that most people don't even know about profiling and how it correlates with search results.

[OldNitro]

If you quit liking and disliking videos and posts, then the algorithm
won't have that to work with, as far as your opinions go.. That helps a little!

Although it can still see what you click on..
Ixquick and Startpage proxy search, helps some too..

But if you are looking at WW2 history vids, you are gonna get some of that
flaky revisionist history, holocaust denial, and Hitler/Stalin fetishist garbage
IN the search results.. It's everywhere!

To me, I think it's funny that people are that stupid!
I make fun of them, SIEG FAIL!

[Copprhed]

Isn't it strange that "the stupid" are always the other people?

If you play AH3, you CANNOT be stupid!!!

[icepac]

People haven't gotten dumber.

It's just far easier to step forward and be recognized as a moron than ever before.

[puller]

The internet really shines a bright light on the dumb in the world.  Especially if you know where to look.

Oh IN

[Karnak]

It certainly enables people to pick and choose their sources of information so as to confirm their existing bias' and to avoid being made uncomfortable by being confronted by facts that don't mesh with their desired world.

[1stpar3]

Not to mention (but I will) that we're essentially talking about people sitting in their underwear (perhaps in their parent's basement - at the age of 30+) and surfing the internet to get an idea of what reality is outside their house (or even anywhere else on Earth).

Don't blame the internet - blame not connecting to reality as much or more than the internet.

ARe you WATCHING ME Underwear-check    no basement but still parents house-check    30+- way PLUS(check)  surfing net- sort of :Ocheck  See where I get you watching me   Oh, and I only do that for THE GOOD VIDEOS

[Arlo]

ARe you WATCHING ME Underwear-check    no basement but still parents house-check    30+- way PLUS(check)  surfing net- sort of :Ocheck  See where I get you watching me   Oh, and I only do that for THE GOOD VIDEOS

 

[lyric1]

I work with two of the flat earth crowd.
Internet had nothing to do with their beliefs both are close to retirement age and have always believed the world is flat.
I wont say why they believe it because I would be in violation of one of the two big no no's that can't be discussed on the forums.
Hint its not politics. 

[zack1234]

If it’s not flat what is it?

[Bizman]

If it’s not flat what is it?

It is flat. Not as a pancake, more like clemenules.

[pembquist]

I don't think the question is whether or not its flat but what is holding it up.