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> I'm certain that social networks have played a large role, if not the sole reason for this behaviour I don’t think that’s correct, depending upon your defini
by JimDabell 6y ago
> I'm certain that social networks have played a large role, if not the sole reason for this behaviour
I don’t think that’s correct, depending upon your definition of "social networks". People were complaining about people not RTFAing on Slashdot in the 90s.
- 082349872349872 6y agoThe sheep in Animal Farm (who repeat talking points independently of applicability or even consistency with the past) were probably a complaint about people not RTFAing in 1945. If one squints enough, Plato's Cave could be a complaint (circa -375) about opinions via pale shadows of secondary and tertiary sources. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0168%3Abook%3D7%3Asection%3D516c https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext... https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0168%3Abook%3D7%3Asection%3D516d https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext...
- unixhero 6y agoNot to mention RTFM!