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To: Neocon who wrote (64618)10/29/2002 11:29:27 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
I think it is.

The telephone was, indeed, radical, but it took a long time for it to become widespread. Read the essay by EB White on the World's Fair in NY -- the phone was still a novelty to many people. It was a staple in movies long before it became a staple in houses.

But the chat room/message board phenemenon of the internet has exploded over a span of less than perhaps ten years, less time than it took for a majority of people in New York city to have access to telehones. There has been little time to develop protocols, adapt social norms, etc. And the movies have not really picked it up to give a background set of common expectations, as they did with the telephone.



To: Neocon who wrote (64618)10/29/2002 11:38:32 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Telephone service started in 1877. By the end of that year, there were 3,000 telephones in service.

Twenty five years later, Bell had 800,000 telephones and independent companies had 600,000.

Still quite limited service for the entire country.

The first coast-to-coast telephone line was not completed until 1915.

Compare that with the growth in the internet.

No comparison in the ability of society to have time to adapt and adjust to new technology.


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