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Were you happier in the pre-internet era?

I am wondering if the pre internet era was a better time to live in.

Because nowadays friends and family seem to have less attention and care for one another.
It also seems to me that people are less passionate and i rarely see people with sparks in their eyes anymore.
This makes me wondering if these times are better or not.
And if not, do we have to do something about it?

Is this just me?
Am i nostalgic and exaggerating?
Am i living in the wrong environment?

Please let me know your thoughts on this!

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/

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  • Amruta Bhuskute

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    Mar 19 2013: Absolutely not. I am happier now and internet has much to do with it. Main advantage of internet for me was access to vast information, knowledge and different perspectives of life which I would not be able to get without internet. Education system here is not much good. Internet has enabled me to have little access to more advanced education through online lessons/courses of Khan Academy, Courseera, edX etc. Job sites are also extremely helpful to me. So I would rather say, nothing is without costs and returns. We should try to maximize returns and minimize costs.
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      Iulian Sociale Ingegnere

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      Mar 19 2013: A tool that give you information for short periods and makes you feel good when you lived in a close system with no access to the world is just a false good impresion that in time vanish and the too much information and dispersed make you lose time and maybe interest later. If you put a base on the information that you find free on Internet is like you depend on it in some way and maybe you do not remember it.

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