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Darn, my long post written while in a metro tunnel yesterday disappeared into the ethers. Anyways. I think those of us who grew up without the Internet are the most gullible, because we grew up trusting mainstream media (more or less). And it's human to do so. If you have a limited source of information, and everybody you know has the same source, that sort of defines reality. You had to be well educated, well travelled and curious to really expose yourself to significantly different ways of viewing the world. My impression is that young people today have a much better understanding of what the Internet is, a huge mass of information, not necessarily true. I would say that for someone with just a little critical sense it's a huge bonus. On the other hand, you can find a peer group that supports your particular brand of extreme thinking anywhere in the world. It doesn't have to be in your neighbourhood anymore.
Re tweeting: I'm not sure what you meant, shootingstar, but in Norway at least debate on twitter is by no means mindless. It's a political playground.
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett