Ron Jeremy: The Internet Makes People Stupid
The Hedgehog hates the internet.
When Ron Jeremy spoke out in a debate, he said that video games were more harmful to children than pornography. Now, it seems, the Hedgehog has an issue with the internet.
"The internet has allowed a lot of crooks, thieves and squatters to become millionaires. Normally, they wouldn't get a job washing dishes," Jeremy said in an interview with the BBC. "I have a lot of problems with the internet and with identity theft. It has happened to me twice with my bank account, so I am not a big fan."
Also adding to his hate pile is that the internet is threatening an industry which he made over 2,000 movies for. "People can download stuff for free these days, so why the heck are they going to buy it? The only ones making money out of porn are the novelty companies," Jeremy added.
"I just hate the internet in general," he said.
But his hate for the internet goes beyond just what it's been doing to the porn industry. Jeremy, as a former educator, believes that the internet has a detrimental on today's users.
"It's good because you can research any topic," Jeremy explains. "In my day, we went to the encyclopedia for that. Nowadays, though, kids can't memorise anything. No dates, no times tables, no history. If there is anything you need to know, you just press a few buttons. We could be giving rise to a generation of idiots.
"I am a former school teacher, I have a masters degree and two BAs, and I think the internet is making people stupid."
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Well good for you. Now piss off.
It's these ignorant people that just make this place ugly. Just randomly accusing anyone who uses the internet of being stupid, because that's what he's saying, "The internet is making people stupid". I see no proof of his point. Forgetting dates? Time tables? I happen to know my time table by heart and I rarely forget dates. Unsupported blabering irritates me, especially when it's about something as useful as the internet. Yeah sure people screw up and there are a lot of bad guys too who do steal things like bank account. But don't start telling me that when this guy looked things up in his encyclopedia the world was prettier than now, and no one commited any crimes. I want proof, or this is just a few lines of random bs to me.
As a true internetter would say: "Pics or didn't happen"
He meant more stupid people use internet than before.
One of them is himself. Being a victim of identity theft once is more than it should but twice is plain stupid.
Actually the fact that you do not need to remember some stuff makes people more productive. If they really need to remember it, they will simply do when they look it up 3-4 times.
Looks like Ron himself is stupid enough to type his bank details on any website that would ask for them.