"The Internet Makes You Stupid" - Ron Jeremy

[Dave]

That's right. Mr Porn, Ron Jeremy has blasted the rise of the internet and has claimed that it's modern day usage is turning us into idiots. However, this was said at a conference that was bringing the people closer to a new day in technology and with all of the technological advances that have happened in the last decade, I think some small part of me agrees with him. I know that may sound stupid and as I type this into my computer, safe in the assurance that the World Wide Web will deliver it to yours, I am laughing at myself a little. However, I do think it is a concern and it is very real. That is not to say that I whole-heartedly agree with it.

Let me explain my feelings to you and you can give me yours. When I was in the very early stages of High School, I didn't use the Internet a lot. Instead, I buried my head in books and took in the wonderful world of the English language and I enjoyed it. I felt that by reading and doing a lot of maths work, I was developing my brain and giving it a good work out. Now though, it seems as though my brain does very little. I do not read to the extent that I did because everything can be summarised on the Internet and online calculators can do the maths for me. Information is now so easy to come by but knowledge is taking a beating.

That being said, I love the Internet. My world would be completely different if I never had use of it and I don't think I would that half of the information I know, would not exist with me. There is a clear difference between knowledge and information and whilst the Internet has given me so much more information that I would not have gotten otherwise, no knowledge is coming from it.

So how do you feel on the matter? Is the Internet making people more stupid or is it giving us a new way of learning?

 

[ABMorales787]

It depends on how you use it. I completely agree with Ron Jeremy. The internet is making us stupid. Its not the internet fault. Its our own. We use it for the stupidest of things. Things like Twitter, Facebook and posting some really stupid videos on Youtube. People obsess over how their Facebook page and who's online for hours on end. And how many people visit celebrity Twitter pages. It's like a religion. They follow these people no matter what stuidity they write. And Youtube. Its littered from head to toe with total jackasses trying to be funny or looking for their shot at "fame". Its sad really. You go online and see this. It always makes me wonder how do people live this way. I know there's a lot of people who use the internet right, but we're overshadowed by these lost souls.

 

[Blue Chipper]

The internet entails a mountain of information, and it also has a good amount of sheer nonsense. It's up to the person on whether they want to reap the true benefits of the internet and use it to evolve their brain. The information is there, and it can be a good source to educate yourself. You'd truly be doing yourself a disservice if you do not choose to take advantage of the knowledge the internet can give you. The internet has helped me polish my grammar, and has learned me new skills.

With that said, if you use the internet for just entertainment and personal enjoyment, I can see how it can make you lazier, and in turn, dumber. The internet can deduct time away from potential learning opportunities. You could spend your time in a more productive way, (i.e. in an environment where you're more apt to learn). If you become enthralled with the internet, and don't us your time in a more productive manner, than it could make you stupider.

So, if you use the internet productively by sharpening your brain with the wealth of knowledge it holds, it could help you immensely, education wise. If you, however, let it become too much of a priority and use it just for entertainment, than you could miss on other educational opportunities.

 

[Blade]

Ah yes, because Ron Jeremy is the moral compass of the world.

Quite simply, I don' think the internet makes you stupid unless all you do sit around watching porn playing with yourself. (Ironyyy!)

What has the internet done that's bad for us? We gets news quicker when we use the internet. I know some websites aren't reliable or credible for news, but neither are some newspapers and magazines, so you can't complain about that. Internet is used as a more effective way to teach students rather than them just listening teachers all day. And it gives us an efficient way of communicating with people. Not to mention the internet is opening our horizons for entertainment as well. Without the internet, how many games, bands or movies do you love now that you wouldn't have heard of? Exactly.

Social networking sites are irritating, but nothing is forcing you to pay attention to them or take part in them. People are addicted to them. But people are also addicted to texting or phone calls. To quote the great Stan Marsh 'The people are already dumb, we're just giving them what they want.'