Computers: Not Making You Smarter - Susan Jacoby

[bigchicken24]

YOU'RE SO FUCKING UGLY BITCH!!!

[larstait]

@bigchicken24 Thanks for the input. Her looks have a LOT to do with her brilliant mind, don't they.

[TolpuddleMartyr]

@bigchicken24 Having glanced through your subscriptions, your interests seem mainly to be motorcycles, Call of Duty and working out. Somehow, I doubt you fall into Jacoby's target demographic. However, here are a couple of verses from the Quran, since you appear to be interested in Islam:

Lower your voice. The most hateful voice is the donkey's bray. (31:17-19)

Speak good words to people. (02: 83)

[bigchicken24]

@TolpuddleMartyr LMAO! you're 2 months late LMAO!

[umtydnoia]

hey you know all you have to do to make a computer smarter is speed it um I mean think about it the faster your thinking the better intelligence you have IN FACT your thoughts go into the future that is what a plan is and by making a computer work faster than lets say speed of light or something you make it smarter by it being that fast I don't know where to post this..

[Persiandude933]

computers dont make us smarter. They help us to get smarter, I think thats what she is saying

[northanortha]

she's cute

[ariesram74]

Computers made me smarter = even if it's not true, it's great marketing. I have a friend who is a Mac devotee - he talks about Macs like they are the incarnation of divinity. I love the technological advancements of our day but we must also remember there is a lot of thought involved with delivering a product- check out BBC's "Century of the Self".

[Saktoth]

A computer/the internet is to information as the plow, or the combine harvester, or the grocery store and distribution network is to eating.

These innovations have not only stopped people from starving to death, they have dramatically increased the quality of the food we can eat (though yes, some people still choose eat garbage).

The computer doesnt just make information 'easier' to digest, it gives people access to information they could never have had otherwise.

[rrpostalagain]

remember she was from the newspaper, so almost by definition, she harbors some resentment against the internets.

[wolfcon]

i think a lot of what she is saying makes sense. i dont know what i would do without wikipedia or google for information. extreme procrastination tool for all school kids. libraries please. at the same time she could be a little out of touch with technology as it advances more every year.

[MastaChief10]

didnt know a fork was a massive connection of minds and people sharing information and views :S

[bourak2008]

she's talking about the relationship between computers and information not communication and she has a point

[jrobertsonub]

I wonder if she considers her talk important information, given that I would probably never have heard this were it not for the internet...

[voterpromoter]

yes there is an irony

[CultUpdate]

I'm watching her on a PC now!

[rebharath]

for real. after listening to the full thing on foratv (thanks fora!), jacoby doesn't show a deep enough understanding of technology. for instance, her remarks on people not saving their emails because "it piles up like paper". ah .... learn how to use find or desktop google maybe?

[ngarey]

lol reminds me of McBush when asked if he uses a pc or mac he says (paraphrase) "Neither, I'm an illiterate, my wife does that all for me"

Also, this bitch needs to play bioshock or metal gear before spouting ignorance about video games.

[neotoy]

While I agree with her for the most part, there is a certain degree of peripheral intelligence that is gained from absorbing a lot of information, even passively. The fork analogy is apt, just the act of using a fork opens our minds to more possibilities, stimulates thought and in turn increases our intelligence.

[Shawntbell]

She does seem a bit whacky, but then again, after looking at the 'most viewed' videos on youtube I start to see her point.