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hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 07:40 PM Nov 2012

A question about cell phones, e-mail, etc:

Ever since e-mail came along, we've been exposed to a certain amount of grandiosity from certain parties. (Just go back and take a look at the e-mails Ollie North sent out about his activities to Fawn Hall). The addition of the cell phone allowed many men to take photos of themselves and send them to potential paramours. To be fair, there are also many women sending out improper photos of themselves!

So the question is, has the introduction of electronics made some people more stupid, or just let the rest of us know of the fools amongst us?


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Electronics allow people to do really stupid stuff they never would have done otherwise
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Electronics just allow the entire world to find out how foolish some people are.
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A question about cell phones, e-mail, etc: (Original Post) hedgehog Nov 2012 OP
tech independent nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #1
Well, you gotta admit it beats the hell out of RoxyNexus Nov 2012 #2
 

nadinbrzezinski

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1. tech independent
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 07:48 PM
Nov 2012

it used to take longer, due to how long some raunchy letters could take to get to their intended parties, but this has been going on as long as humans have been around.

Yes, some of the stuff you find at archives and in family diaries would make you blush.

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