Name: Adam Ruins Everything - Why the Internet is Good for Society
Uploaded: 2017-01-26T05:04:34.000Z
Duration: 2 min 23 s
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Instead of isolating ourselves   in our newspapers,

Adverbs of degree

we used to talk to each other    and just make up the news.

He's simply longing for an era of refinement and culture.

And, by the way,   when books were invented,

One intellectual even thought    that too many books

If you don't read books, how will you know

The father of philosophy himself complained about

the ultimate corrupting modern   invention, the written word.

The written word    creates forgetfulness

Just like you're wrong   about the internet.

People used to communicate with each other,

I'm sorry, what do you think    people use these devices for?

Literally, all they're  doing is communicating.

He's keeping in touch  with a friend from college.

She's writing an email to   a fellow researcher in Poland.

(Adam)    Okay, they're not    all winners.

But the point is, we're all  communicating more now

We weren't better people back    before we had smart phones

We were the same, lazy, curious, social people we've always been.

The only difference is now we    have instantaneous access to

I mean, how is that anything other than a tremendous

Instead of pining    for an imagined past,

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Adam Ruins Everything - Why the Internet is Good for Society

literally

ridiculous

ultimate

present