Proof That the Human Race is Stupid
Human Online Activity
As of May 2012 Alexa ranked the top most visited sites on the Internet. It is disturbing that
- Facebook is #2 - a social network site were stupid people voluntarily divulge way too much about themselves and post embarrassing photos that come back and haunt them later in their life.
- YouTube is #3 - This site makes pop television seem sophisticated.
- Wikipedia is #6 - In the past encyclopedias were written by educated scholars. Now your pot smoking neighbor, an aging hippie, is considered a respectable wikipedian source of knowledge. My college professor would grant you an appropriate F grade for sourcing this fact fiction hybrid database.
- Twitter is #8 - Say whatever comes to mind as fast as you can, broadcasting it online, prior to venting it, and later facing the consequences because there's no taking it back once it's out there. Twitter allows you to literally know the thoughts of all your favorite ignorant celebrities and their stupid political opinions.
Proof that people are getting dumber. "latest news" 3/15/12 - Wikipedia has forced Encyclopedia Britannica to stop the presses after 244 years of print. After 244 years, the Encyclopedia Britannica has decided to halt the presses and go out of print. Facing the realities and the stiff competition from Wikipedia, the Encyclopedia Britannica will now focus primarily on their online services. But even then, it might be too late. Wikipedia has grown to be the number one source for students. In fact, many students will stop research and change topics if it’s not on Wikipedia.
Can't see the ramifications of this? Read Wikipedia Alternatives and if you attend a respectable university, don't try sourcing Wikipedia on your term paper.
The Human Race is Literally Stupid
See also: You Literally Sound Stupid
Rather than the dictionary existing as a tool to help ensure preservation of our language the modern liberal dictionary now modifies each word to include the ignorant misuse of common words.
Don't change the dictionary, instead educate the public!
Merriam-Webster added a second usage of the word "literally" to mean "virtually," but added the disclaimer that "Since some people take sense 2 to be the opposite of sense 1, it has been frequently criticized as a misuse. Instead, the use is pure hyperbole intended to gain emphasis, but it often appears in contexts where no additional emphasis is necessary."
Well no crap dictionary nerds, so just keep the original definition.
Political Correctness
Political Correctness - what is actually safe to say anymore?
A manufactured language constraint created by the political left that creates fear and resentment in those who are constantly chastised for expressing themselves incorrectly and not adhering strictly to the confusing and ever-evolving rules.
"political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners" - George Carlin
