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manmalyesterday at 9:12 PM1 replyview on HN

Not much has changed, only people get diagnosed now. I think GP makes actually a good point that, with all its downsides, there are also net positive upsides to the internet.


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bad_haircut72yesterday at 9:56 PM

there are upsides but I dont know if its net upside. In this particular example, communicating by text - letter writing has existed for millenia and has arguably degraded considerably in this age of instant messaging