Computers quote by Mike Royko

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Its been my policy to view the Internet not as an information highway, but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling
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"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies"

- Mike Royko

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This quote by Mike Royko is a commentary on the internet and its users. He is recommending that the internet is not a location of knowledge and information, but rather a location of turmoil and confusion. He likens it to an asylum, a place where individuals with psychological health problems are kept, and calls the users of the web "babbling loonies". This is a derogatory term used to describe people who are seen as insane or unreasonable. Royko's quote implies that the internet is a location of condition which its users are not to be taken seriously. He is recommending that the web is not a dependable source of info and must not be trusted.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Mike Royko between September 19, 1932 and April 29, 1997. He/she was a famous Writer from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Computers. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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