Something I've noticed is the young people have very little intelligence on the internet compared to at least what it seemed like in the early days when I was on there around those ages. It's too normal to just share things freely.
Part of this is that with the advent of social media, and Facebook more specifically, we lost the constant mantra from our elders to never tell anyone your real identity on the internet because there are ne'er do wells out there. Now everyone just posts with their home address and social security number next to their face. It's absolutely unconscionable for anyone who grew up with a dial-up connection.
However I think the notion that there's very little intelligence is real. Gaining access to the internet itself used to be more or less intelligence gated due to the relative complexity of the technology involved. Now any 70 IQ retard and get access via a smartphone they bought at the mall without having to ever see a command line or configuration file. Even the kids on the internet back then were the offspring of comparatively more intelligent people, so the overall intelligence level of those on the internet was higher even among the kids. Now we have the third world alongside all the domestic mouth breathers and everything's gone to shit.
Non-empirical evidence but I've noticed I struggle to find people my age on social media, such as if I try to look up an old schoolmate or something. They just don't exist. We also knew to never put shit out on the internet.
That's a good point on the barrier to entry too. I didn't think of that but it's true. I couldn't imagine explaining to some how to get to a game in my Dosbox without just reading the commands out to them word for word.
I have relatives from East Germany who refuse to get on any social media because it sounds too much like the Stasi. I thought it was stupid at first, and now sort of agree with them.
Part of this is that with the advent of social media, and Facebook more specifically, we lost the constant mantra from our elders to never tell anyone your real identity on the internet because there are ne'er do wells out there. Now everyone just posts with their home address and social security number next to their face. It's absolutely unconscionable for anyone who grew up with a dial-up connection.
However I think the notion that there's very little intelligence is real. Gaining access to the internet itself used to be more or less intelligence gated due to the relative complexity of the technology involved. Now any 70 IQ retard and get access via a smartphone they bought at the mall without having to ever see a command line or configuration file. Even the kids on the internet back then were the offspring of comparatively more intelligent people, so the overall intelligence level of those on the internet was higher even among the kids. Now we have the third world alongside all the domestic mouth breathers and everything's gone to shit.
Non-empirical evidence but I've noticed I struggle to find people my age on social media, such as if I try to look up an old schoolmate or something. They just don't exist. We also knew to never put shit out on the internet.
That's a good point on the barrier to entry too. I didn't think of that but it's true. I couldn't imagine explaining to some how to get to a game in my Dosbox without just reading the commands out to them word for word.
I have relatives from East Germany who refuse to get on any social media because it sounds too much like the Stasi. I thought it was stupid at first, and now sort of agree with them.