[Loser]

There is a quote, and I don't remember who it's by or the exact wording, but it goes something like this.

Someone said
Universal literacy has not led to an increase in the quality of literature as much as it has led to an increase in the quantity of poor literature.

I fear the same could be said of journalism and the internet.

It could be said
The internet has not led to an increase in the quality of journalism as much as it has led to an increase in the quantity of poor journalism.

And just like all the crappy novels and non-fiction works out there, people do read it, buy into it, and ceaselessly talk about it.

This is a general response to Geo's more detailed analysis. I did not even read that site. This is not about that specific site, or about any specific situation, just a nice, broad, open generalization. (just so you know, if you cared)

[edit: Just wanted to make it clear I didn't mean this about any one person.]

[ May 14, 2003, 16:22: Message edited by: Loser ]