Sticking up for the internet

I couldn't think of anything that would anger Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing more than responding to her inaccurate and arcane comments via blog form. So here I am! Since the invention of the internet the world as we know has been changed. Rather than complaining about these changes it is necessary to embrace the internets infinite power.

I don't think anyone would argue the power of the internet instead I believe many of the "elitists" would however argue that it is dumbing us (society) down. Does saying lol, omg and all those other stupid acronomys when I'm in my e-world affect me in the real world. Absolutely not, I like many of my peers understand how to separate how we speak on the internet with our friends to how we communicate in the professional world and an educational setting. I believe Doris Lessings comments simply reflect the thoughts of an elderly woman who never got the chance to experience and see the value of the internet. That is to be expected. Lessing, like my grandparents simply find the internet overwhelming and instead unfortunately would not be able to appreciatae its value. Perhaps, if she was born forty years later she would be walking around this winter with an iphone tweeting her views on Obamas State of the Union.

Jimmy Wales on the otherhand makes many more valid points than Lessing did in her speech. I agree with his point of view that the authority of writers can be under question with the ever expanding number of sources for internet literature. However, to Wales satisfaction I always take into account the author and the publication from which I am gathering my knowledge. I am certainly going to put a lot of credibility and authority with the Wall Street Journal Online. However, when reading a blog I will take it for what it is worth and not put great stock into any of the facts. That is not to say that bloggers like myself don't have credibility but instead I believe our creditibility lies in our opinions certainly not our facts or reports.