Whatever Happened to the "Information Superhighway"?

Dammit - he's bugging us again!

Hey. When opportunity knocks...

This is something I feel pretty strongly about. I won't go into a rant because my answer below will illustrate the state of things. If I were to rant, it would be aimed primarily at people my own age (many of whom have roughly the same life-experience, or who are better educated than me and therefore "smarter").

The snippet below is an answer from me to my teenage nephew, who asked me a question that, given my musical background, could probably answer easily. I helped him out a little, but felt compelled to send along the extra free advice. He's smart and talented and I'd hate for him to limit himself by becoming dependent on anyone.

"I don't want to sound like a smart ass - but the last two links I found in less than 30 seconds...

I remember my own youth - I wanted answers and I wanted them now. Today's youth is at a disadvatage because they've been conditioned by society to expect answers. I'm not saying that I won't help you out, and I'm not saying "do it yourself" - but I gotta tell ya - nothing's changed when it comes to taking care of number one.

You're a smarter than average kid. You have the most powerful learning and research tool on the planet right in front of you. But at the moment you're focused on certain things that will only get you so far - even with your smarts, talent, drive, and ambition.

Get a pad and write a short list - 5 items tops - of things you wanna know:

1. Where do kangaroos like to sleep?
2. Does gum really stay in your stomache for 5 years if you swallow it?
3. Can I get the clap from a toilet seat?
4. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
5. Where can I get custom gauge bass strings?

MAKE time - 30 minutes a day. Google the questions in your list. You'll be surprised."

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

PH