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To: mitch-c who wrote (49071)7/11/2001 1:02:40 PM
From: willcousa  Respond to of 70976
 
I beg to differ. Witness Y2K. In the general press it was a reality. At least on the net there was an interchange of thinking. You can always buy the wrong line of BS but at least you had a choice.



To: mitch-c who wrote (49071)7/12/2001 7:53:50 AM
From: John Trader  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
Mitch, I see your point. But as Willcousa pointed out, the internet allows an exchange of information that is not restrictive. As one example, if newspapers started printing too much false information, I believe informal "newspapers" would spring up on the web that people would turn to. I see much more of the positive effects of the web when it comes to the issue of how hard it is to uncover the truth.

John


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