"The Internet is for Porn!" - Really?

[imaizlin]

All the way back in 1974 (!!!) Dr. Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov imagined the internet in the following way:

"I foresee a universal information system (UIS), which will give everyone access at any given moment to the contents of any book that has ever been published or any magazine or any fact. The UIS will have individual miniature-computer

Comments

[khokhmah]

Makes me glad I don't actually look at porn, although I'm not really helping the information exchange.

[imaizlin]

You don't look at porn?! What kind of a college student are you? ;)

[khokhmah]

Hah one in the minority, apparently ;-)

[geminibell]

hahaha, Ilan you're so funny

[kayanna]

but see...this means that the internet is making you more productive in your search for carnal pursuits...leaving you with more time to be productive in other ways.

it's still facilitating faster access to information and thus saving time and increasing productivity.

yep. that and I used it to answer a personal ad last night myself...a w4w one.

...and also to submit a job resume!! I might add.

[imaizlin]

"answer a personal ad last night"

Sacharov would be SO proud! ;)

[kayanna]

ok yeah...we need to talk

[lady_gray]

You're right, you know. All the things that we could be using the internet for and most people use it for selfish purposes. I suppose that's nothing new in and of itself, but the potential for cultural sharing of ideas and information is huge. Unfortunately, not that our retarded congress has voted down Net Neutrality, kiss freedom of information goodbye...

[anna_scrive]

Just so you know, Wikipedia, apparently, has a Porn Portal. So much for good, clean encyclopeidc fun.

[imaizlin]

I didn't know!

But I know now! It is now one of my most-frequently visited bookmarks! Ah, the things you can learn online!!!