'With usenet gone, we just don't teach our kids entertainment-level hyperbole any more.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims that without Usenet, modern kids lack exposure to extreme exaggeration.
- In plain terms
- Usenet is gone, so kids don't learn extreme exaggeration anymore.
- What can you take from it?
- Old internet cultures shaped how people express themselves.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does technology change expression?
- What cultural skills are lost online?
Another view
The claim about kids is an unverified generalization.
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