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One Thing Leads To Another

First the computer
  became all the rage
Then it replaced the printed page

Yet who thought it would lead
  to the 'Disinformation Age?'

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Caren Krutsinger

October 13, 2020 at 8:12 PM

I wonder what will happen if the internet goes down and stays down; this I truly wonder.

Gershon Wolf

October 14, 2020 at 2:41 PM

Poets will be fine. Accountants -- not so much. Back to penning journal entries. That'll be hard for people who have forgotten how to write. :) gw

Michelle Faulkner

October 9, 2020 at 8:22 PM

Too many people believe 'reality TV' is real, that's the problem, I think!

Gershon Wolf

October 11, 2020 at 7:03 PM

People used to be able to 'screen out' fantasy from reality. You're right, Lindsay. The distinction today is quite blurred.

Kim Rodrigues

October 9, 2020 at 2:17 PM

The last century to now has brought changes that no one could imagine!

Gershon Wolf

October 11, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Can you imagine falling asleep in 1920 and waking up today? You'd be more out of place than a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Thanks for the observation, Kim. Light and Joy, Gershon