From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG> |
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Subject: | Re: Getting an Education |
Date: | Wed, 25 Mar 1998 07:48:28 -0700 |
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/ In a message dated 98-03-24 09:42:31 EST, dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG writes:
/
/ > It is my job as an old fart to pick on the youngsters from time to
/ > time :)
/ >
/ > Seriously though, I am constantly astounded by the maturity and
/ > intelligence of the younger members of this list. When I was a
/ > teenager I (and my classmates) didn't have the presence of mind that
/ > they have.
/ >
/ You, an OLD FART?!?!?!? Oh brother ... now I've heard everything. BUT, this
/ topic was something we discussed at work today while unloading yet another
/ (annoying) shipment.
Compared to Wyrmy, I'm an old fart :) (14, sheesh ;)
/ Younger People (aka, 'the Kids') are more in touch, or at least have more
/ access to, information than I know I used to. And I was the kind of kid that
/ used to enjoy reading encyclopedias just so he could imagine leaving his town.
Yep. Cable TV started it with channels like Discovery and CNN. And
the internet is giving kids even more access to information. Heck, I
haven't thumbed through an encyclopedia in years.
To bring this back on topic.. In SR people have access to even more
information: hundreds of channels, simsense classrooms, expert
programs, etc. What do you think the knowledge base would be like?
-David
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"Belief is a truth held in the mind.
Faith is a fire in the heart."
- Joseph F. Newton
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