Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet

Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by pastor_elm on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:14AM (#21388063)

>A person in Nigeria can teach themselves Hindu, just from pure curiosity and no budget

Again, these are poor examples. It's not terribly easy to learn a language for free using just the internet. Everything is freemium and it's only getting worse. It's arguably easier to go to your local library and use their resources.

Many people have this idea that some things would be impossible if not for the internet, but that definitely isn't the case.

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Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by cpitman on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:20AM (#21388140)

I've been using the internet to learn a language for a month now, and have had far more success then I had in multiple years of high school language classes.

Between tools that provide Spaced Repetition learning, to websites that are basically textbooks, to youtube videos both meant to teach and others that are native media, and finally people who curate all these materials, this is way better.

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Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by behringer on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:44AM (#21388434)

Most of which are funded by showing you ads for things you don't need or selling your personal information.

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Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by oblio on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:47AM (#21388468)

And regular people would consider that a net gain.

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Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by behringer on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @01:24PM (#21389694)

Not one of the inventors of the internet. Whether it's money now or money down the road though perverse buying habits, you're still paying for it. It's not free.

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