ARTelevision

Yes, roachboy, I don't disagree with you as far as the ultimate potential value of the availability of information.

As you know, I do not see disputation, debate, or forensics as methodologies that further enlightenment. It is this interactive aspect - the ability to publish, argue, and grandstand - that I see as the most problematic on a personal level. Just as the Net promotes new and varied sexual dysfunctions, I see it promoting similarly pernicious social behaviors.

It has probably become too easy to make public statements today. While this sounds like a counter-intuitive idea, the lack of social restraint and the ability to anonymize one's discourse are the kinds of problems that creep into our lives on a larger-than-ever scale as a function of online participation in political speech on the Internet.

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