Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back again

Re:Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back a... by tux1968 on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @08:40PM (#14699229)

I'd argue it was only "meh" in the same way the average verbal conversation is to a dispassionate listener. For those now able to exchange ideas on a favorite topic with people who were previously inaccessible, it was great. And not because it was emerging, but for the experience and capability itself.

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Re:Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back a... by ueroc on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @05:38AM (#14701018)

I'd still argue that those experiences and that capability had 'merit' because it was emerging. If you go and try and manufacture hardware in China you can have those same meaningful mundane conversations. Because that's something emerging so there's scarcity of information, everyone is to some extent a beginner and there's therefor incentive to share information. So I don't think it's the people or the conversations, but the environment.

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