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More => Old Versions => Media Jukebox => Topic started by: JimH on August 02, 2002, 03:45:36 pm

Title: What is the Internet Like?
Post by: JimH on August 02, 2002, 03:45:36 pm

OK, herself wonders why I do it.  Sometimes I wonder.  I sit here.  I click.  I type.  Sometimes I laugh outloud.  Why?  What is it?

My answer:  It's like being in the wheelhouse of a very big sailing ship, trying to see through fog, wondering what the heck is going on out there.  Sometimes it's beautiful.  Sometimes it's ugly.  It's rarely boring.

What is it?  Why do we return?  Are we unable to escape?

I'm Jim.  I'm addicted.

Title: RE:What is the Internet Like?
Post by: cjdshaw on August 02, 2002, 04:10:49 pm

I'd say it's like hanging out in a coffee shop on a busy street corner. You'll see some friends go by. They might stop for a chat. There are some freaks. They might be scary or entertaining. If you don't like it, you can always go home, but there's always something new to see.

Title: RE:What is the Internet Like?
Post by: JimH on August 02, 2002, 04:31:55 pm

True.

Title: RE:What is the Internet Like?
Post by: Fastyves on August 02, 2002, 05:36:49 pm

How long does it take before internet can be considered as a "soft drug" ?

Once you're on, hard to leave !

Title: RE:What is the Internet Like?
Post by: JimH on August 02, 2002, 06:38:37 pm

soft drug:

[apologies to Scronch and Dr. Freud]

Title: RE:What is the Internet Like?
Post by: gateley on August 02, 2002, 08:31:26 pm

On the internet, nobody knows you are a geek.

uh...

forget it.

j