[chrisser]

It is amazing what you can learn with the ability to read, quickly access information and have the opportunity to gain experience.

I've learned more since the www took off than I learned in high school and college combined.

And a good amount of that was from reading posts here on FR (and then further researching on my own)

I'm an amateur mechanic, and the amount of information on just the subject of cars and vehicle maintenance that is available compared to when I was in HS (early/mid 80s), is just breathtaking.

Of course, there's also a lot of crap and mis/dis-information out there.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

Remember how hard it was to find information 18 years ago?

On candidates, the bias of news sources, employment, anything that you buy or rent. Man it was a nightmare. I can’t believe we survived

[RobRoy]

I was bailing hay on my new property in Kentucky with the help of a neighbor. Well, the danged bailer kept snapping the sheer bolt. I did a google search and went online to a site called “hay talk” where the problem was discussed ad nausium, along with many solutions based on your particular model and make of bailer.

The Web has changed the world MORE than the printing press. And even more so, the rate at which the world changes. That one will bite us. IS biting us.