I do not have Twitter, and never will. Whereas Guttenberg’s printing press rapidly spread knowledge around Europe and the world, Twitter has merely unleashed millions of voices, spewing racial hatred, political disinformation, libel and outright lies, messages which never would have gotten past editors of legitimate news sources. The younger generation is in for some tough trials as they grow toward adulthood!
When it was work to write, typeset and print, people were less likely to waste the effort on worthless junk. Editors, proofers, typesetters and the money required to get something out was considerable. Today anyone can get a twitter account and spew his/her junk to the world without consequences in general, and as a consequence that output is degraded and of little value.
The last I was aware, Disney had yet to release in the US copies of “Song of the South.” I once tried to read Chandler’s “Uncle Remus” stories at our local university library, but the patois made it as difficult as walking crossways across a plowed field.
moosemin about 4 years ago
I do not have Twitter, and never will. Whereas Guttenberg’s printing press rapidly spread knowledge around Europe and the world, Twitter has merely unleashed millions of voices, spewing racial hatred, political disinformation, libel and outright lies, messages which never would have gotten past editors of legitimate news sources. The younger generation is in for some tough trials as they grow toward adulthood!
martens about 4 years ago
When it was work to write, typeset and print, people were less likely to waste the effort on worthless junk. Editors, proofers, typesetters and the money required to get something out was considerable. Today anyone can get a twitter account and spew his/her junk to the world without consequences in general, and as a consequence that output is degraded and of little value.
PraiseofFolly about 4 years ago
The last I was aware, Disney had yet to release in the US copies of “Song of the South.” I once tried to read Chandler’s “Uncle Remus” stories at our local university library, but the patois made it as difficult as walking crossways across a plowed field.