Does the internet make people stupid?

No, the internet is just full of stupid people.

No, the internet is just full of stupid people.

CHOASXIII

It doesn't make people stupid, but it certainly broadcasts the stupidity of people.

No...they'd be just as stupid if you were sitting and talking with them....

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No, the internet is just full of stupid people.

Pirate700

That's a pretty vague question. For some people, the internet does make them stupid if they just visit Facebook and celebrity gossip sites. For others it makes them smarter if they browse Wikipedia all day

Me use internet! Me dumb? Uh oh...

That's a pretty vague question. For some people, the internet does make them stupid if they just visit Facebook and celebrity gossip sites. For others it makes them smarter if they browse Wikipedia all day

BossPerson

Real life or the internet, there's plenty of stupid people to be found. It's just easier to spot them online.

Real life or the internet, there's plenty of stupid people to be found. It's just easier to spot them online.

Celldrax

No. Though excessively using the computer makes you unable to focus on other activites (like schoolwork) I believe.

It doesn't make people stupid, but it certainly broadcasts the stupidity of people.

br0kenrabbit

People are either stupid or they aren't, the internet just allows stupid people to do/say more than they should be allowed.

I lose IQ points when I go to system wars. Here, not so much.

OT is probably the smartest place on the internet.CRS98

No, it doesn't. It does, however, make people more likely to express their various dumb views and opinions.

No.

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No...they'd be just as stupid if you were sitting and talking with them....

Iszdope

I'm with stupid ^

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I'm with stupid ^

Iszdope

I'm not stupid, stupid.

I'm just a little stoopid, stupid.

Not rea...[reads a Breitbart.com article]...okay, it does.

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I'm not stupid, stupid.

I'm just a little stoopid, stupid.

Iszdope

KAPOW!!!

No, it's just easier for us to see people's stupidity.

If I could quote Sean Connery in Indiana Jones 3, "I wrote it down in the book so I wouldn't have to remember."

We have always done this sort of things with books (almanacs, history books, etc), and now we are doing so with the internet.

No. But given the anonyminity you can basically say anything that comes to mind without really thinking it through. That's how I roll.

No. But given the anonyminity you can basically say anything that comes to mind without really thinking it through. That's how I roll.

sonicare

Me too. I can totally not think something through and it'll come out genius.

And when I do think it through, it's simply godly.

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No. But given the anonyminity you can basically say anything that comes to mind without really thinking it through. That's how I roll.

GreySeal9

Me too. I can totally not thinking something through and it'll come out genius.

And when I do think it through, it's simply godly.

probably, but just because it replaces the traditional method of actually knowing shyt with being able to call up info instantly.

it's the same thing that happened to me with phone numbers.

i used to know dozens off the top of my head but when my phone started doing that for me there was no need to actually know them anymore.

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No. But given the anonyminity you can basically say anything that comes to mind without really thinking it through. That's how I roll.

LJS9502_basic

Me too. I can totally not thinking something through and it'll come out genius.

And when I do think it through, it's simply godly.

"Not thinking something through" was a typo. Meant to say "I can totally not think something through".

Even Gods make mistakes.

We have access to more information than ever in the history or youses or useses. Now that doesn't mean everyone is going to use it to their academic/intellectual advantage ;)

no if anything its making people smarter and yet so many are still dumb so just imagine the world without the internet. I think most people would be walking around little more than zombies.

Depends on the person.

I find I've gotten smarter over the past couple years (mainly with logic). Idk if it's because of the internet, but I sure haven't gotten stupider lol.

Yes. Therefor it needs to be controlled through the government with CISPA and Internet Freedom laws.LOXO7

No, people are just stupid.

There is the occasional idiot...

There is the occasional idiot...