I just can't quit you, internet
May. 23rd, 2011 12:15 pm- Mon, 09:24: Dear internet, I am so fed up with your BS, I AM LEAVING YOU INTERNET.
- Mon, 09:30: Dear Internet, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it. Now give me some more puppy related cuteness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld7F-MBNesE
This was an experiment. I decided to do the "I'm leaving you internet post," and then look at the internet (the usual sources) for 5 minutes and post the most interesing thing I found, thinking that it would be pretty indicative of what I "get" out of the internet.
So for me, the question "how has the internet improved your life?" Can be answered with "Puppy related videos."
In actuality, I think that the internet has largely eliminated the following things from my life:
Telephone books
Library card catalogs
Newspapers
Concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedia and other omnibii of reference related materials
The bookstore
The record store
The public library
Although it tried its darndest, the internet has not yet eliminated the following from my life:
The USED bookstore
The grocery store
The park