We may as well give up the attempt to know anything about the fate and fortunes of our armies in any quarter whatever; and all in consequence of the infernal invention of the Internet. It is one of the worst plagues and curses that have ever befallen this human race. It covers us all over with lies, fills the very air we breathe and obscures the very sun; makes us doubt of everything we read, because we know that the chances are ten to one it is false; and leaves us uncertain, at last of our own existence. Men say it brings intelligence quick; yet every event announced by it is always so obfuscated by these quick-coming reports, all destroying one another, that the true story is generally longer in being ascertained than it was before.
On July 10, the editors of The Richmond Enquirer summarized their experience using the electronic telegraph. It just so happens the above paragraph is exactly how they summarized it other than the single use of the word “Internet.” Simply exchange “Internet” with “electronic telegraph” and there you have it.
Don’t mind me. Just putting technology in perspective.
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