[syndicate] Re: RE: Is the Internet Dying?

[Alan Sondheim]

You assumed correctly naturally of course - alan

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Michael Watson wrote:

> Just in case there is any misunderstanding, I assumed Alan was
> being ironic. I am sorry if this is not the case.
>
> Michael
> www.eleanorrigby.net
>
>
> --- eduardo at navasse.net wrote:
> > I think what is proposed in the text below can only happen if one
> > expects
> > a preconceived ideal of the internet to come about.  This is no
> > different
> > than someone looking at a work of art and saying "that is not
> > art" because
> > it does not meet my preconceived standards of what art should
> > be."  Or to
> > put it in more simple terms: parents complaining that their child
> > did not
> > turn out to be what they wanted her to be, as opposed to letting
> > the child
> > grow on her own.
> >
> > I read through the text, and kept wondering if it was some sort
> > of ironic
> > joke.  But I never found the punch line.  I am still waiting for
> > the punch-line...
> > it seems a bit too simple on purpose.  You should send it to Tim
> > Bernes-Lee.
> >
> > Eduardo Navas
> > http://navasse.net
> > http://netartreview.net
> >
> >
> > >-- Original Message --
> > >Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 00:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
> > >From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim at panix.com>
> > >To: syndicate at anart.no
> > >Subject: [syndicate] Is the Internet Dying?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Is the Internet Dying?
> > >
> > >
> > >Recently there has been a great deal of discussion of "Is the
> > Internet
> > >Dying" which is a very controversial issue. Some say the
> > Internet is dying
> > >and will not survive. Others say the Internet will continue
> > forever and
> > it
> > >is fine. I think the Internet is going through difficult times
> > and may
> > not
> > >survive. I will tell you my reasons why.
> > >
> > >First, the Internet is very busy now with many business and this
> > hurts
> > >its chance of success of surviving. For example, if you want to
> > order a
> > >car, you can order the car on the Internet and even pick the
> > color you
> > >want. But this makes many people use the Internet who should go
> > out and
> > >enjoy the weather to see the car, and this may be a real
> > problem.
> > >
> > >Second, there are so many spams on the Internet, sometimes it is
> > hard to
> > >find a way to read them all, and they are almost always not very
> > good.
> > I
> > >think the spams are harmful, but there are some interesting
> > offers from
> > >foreign countries that sound exciting. But I think they may be
> > "scams"
> > and
> > >not real, but I do not know. They sound exciting.
> > >
> > >But they take up so much room that sometimes I have problems
> > finding
> > >emails from my friends who also write and even my family. And
> > sometimes
> > my
> > >family will write and want to know should I take up this offer
> > they have
> > >received, what do I think. So it takes a lot of time and I feel
> > I am
> > >drowning with so much to do in just answering these letters.
> > >
> > >Third, I cannot watch movie on the Internet. I try, but my
> > machine is so
> > >slow, the movie runs slow and I forget what I am looking at. I
> > do not
> > >understand the language also when it runs slow. I think in the
> > future they
> > >must speed the movies up. Then I will understand better but my
> > machine
> > may
> > >still be too slow. I do not know! but I will find out.
> > >
> > >Fourth, there are so many language on the Internet and I cannot
> > follow
> > all
> > >of them. Sometimes I will try and translate one, but I cannot do
> > this all
> > >the time and there is this important information maybe that I
> > cannot read
> > >and do not know what I can do with it. I will ask my friends but
> > maybe
> > >they cannot read either.
> > >
> > >Therefore, I think the Internet is a very good thing, because
> > there is
> > a
> > >lot of information on it, and I can talk to my friends and my
> > family, but
> > >I think it is maybe dying also because of the language, the slow
> > movie,
> > >the spam and the business. Only time will tell!
> > >
> > >
> > >___
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