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To: c.hinton who wrote (6128)	4/1/2000 2:15:00 PM
From: el paradisio	Respond to of 11568

Chinton,This is only a history for me.My attitude is to go with the technology,which I love. I go with the flow,you are trying to swim against the current. Don't misunderstand,in many points I agree with you. On another side,I believe in internet revolution and I think,that internet went far beyond the radio and telephone. If you are in WCOM,you are save and you can only benefit now,not loose. Make your own decision. Market is still questionable,last week we had the first small outflow since Jan 00.That worries me. On another hand,we had huge inflow to WCOM,which is a very positive sign. Regards, Paradisio

To: c.hinton who wrote (6128)	4/1/2000 5:46:00 PM
From: B.G. Galbraith	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 11568

<As to the being less informed, remember the twenties were the commercial advent of the radio,telephone and car. relativly speaking these had a far greater impact, on every aspect of american life ,than the internet revolution.> I don't think so. Nearly all the growth in the "internet revolution" has occurred in the past 7 years. I was born in 1935, not the 20s in a small southern Illinois town. When I was old enough to be aware of my surroundings, the following things were true in my hometown. 1. No one I knew owned an automobile. 2. Most of those I knew didn't have a telephone. 3. No one in town had indoor plumbing. 4. Radio news was very limited. 5. a "Fireside Chat" from President Rooseveldt was a big deal. 6. We had no electricity and listened to a battery-powered radio only on special occassions. 7. If you did have a phone, it would cost you a half-day's pay to call someone 200 miles away. 8. Most of the good and bad examples of human conduct we heard about happened within within ten miles of our home. Now, Most of the people I know are on the internet. 1. They have instant access to most of the sum total of human knowledge. 2. They have instant access to any news, or other information the heart desires. 3. They invest online and don't have to drive 10 miles to the nearest stockbrokers office for information. 4. They can talk to anyone anywhere in the world for 10 cents a minute. (less than one percent of an hour's income) 5. Every bad thing that happens anywhere in the world is instantly reported. As a result, we have become a nation of cynics. We never hear about most of the truly good things that our brothers and sisters do every day. 6. Change? The world is changing more in one year these days than it did in the 25 years before by birth date. 7. Then, 6% annual return on an investment was considered great. Today, most of us consider a 6% return on one stock trade to be substandard. BG