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Internet Stupidity

Sieggy · 1999-12-19T13:48:00

Is it just me or is anyone else sick of the overhyped / stupdity that is going along with the internet these days? First it was kind of neat seeing dot com every where and the mass interest being generating on a subject that until recently was the domain of geeks like me.Well, at least us geeks have a brain. My lovely sister just sent me more spam about some stupid car theft ring that uses phony perfume salesmen armed with ether to incapitate their victims. And this chick is going to LAW SCHOOL. Well, okay maybe that doesn't say much in itself given they're plenty of idiot lawyers. Still it amazes me the absolutely insanely idiotic things people believe on the internet. I try and explain to hear nicely, while I've pretty much moved on to sarcasm since I don't really like her anyway, but she (and plenty of others I know) still have no clue that good times was a joke and they're is no free disney vacation for those who forward this email. Wait there's more ranting to come! I think that I'm going to strangle the next MediaOne person I see. I'm so sick of hearing "broadband is the way" I going to throw up. I might feel better if MediaOne and the other telecom idiots offered fast access to more than 1.5% of their customers but please if you are going to hype it so #%&@ much than be prepared to sell it! Till then shut up and lay friggin cable! Last, what is it with all this internet investment? My brother in law actually thinks investing in something that openly admits its expenses are high, competition is fierce, revenues questionable, and its assests are purely virtual IS A GOOD IDEA. I wanted to tell him to check his skull for his brain but I didn't and instead politely tried to inform him to get the hell out before the venture capitalists want their $$$$ back. Point being, the internet is cool. We play Quake, Everquest, Tribes and heck I actually have a decent resource for my million and half coding questions but I think people as a whole are blowing it way out of proportion. Forgot laws about domain squatting, how bout laws requiring at least an IQ of 50 to get an ISP account...... Ahh, thank you. I feel much better now. :-)

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Started by Sieggy December 19, 1999 01:48 PM

19 comments, last by Sieggy 24 years, 6 months ago

Mezz

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December 19, 1999 01:48 PM

Man, the original post of this was a while ago - and everybodies still tense about it.
Mind you - I agree some people are stupid with spam/mass e-mails about such crap as free money and viruses.

Take it easy,

-Mezz

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