How stupid is the internet?

[floo]

How is this hard?



http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/2dbdaba5-e689-4863-9d82-5aa45ad15068

I wouldn't have a clue how to work that out.

[jeremyp]

Why does this prove the Internet is stupid? I’m confused.

It proves that some people who use the Internet are stupid because they get confused by such a simple question.

It's not exactly an Earth shattering revelation though. The other day I saw a video on Facebook taken by somebody inside a car that was being pursued by the police. Turns out he had posted it to his own genuine Facebook page. That is stupid in epic proportions.

[jeremyp]

He starts with no money.

The horse costs $60. He has a liability of $60.

He sells the horse for $70. He pays off his liability and has a surplus of $10.

He buys the horse now for $80.  He has $70 from the sale but still requires a further $10. This leaves him with a new liability of $10.

What? He has $10 so the acquisition leaves him with a liability of $80 - $10 = $70

He sells the horse for $90. He pays off his liability of $10 and is left with a surplus of $10.

No, he pats of his liability of $70 leaving him with $20.

[floo]

It proves that some people who use the Internet are stupid because they get confused by such a simple question.

It's not exactly an Earth shattering revelation though. The other day I saw a video on Facebook taken by somebody inside a car that was being pursued by the police. Turns out he had posted it to his own genuine Facebook page. That is stupid in epic proportions.

Or it might go to prove that some people like myself, suffer from severe dyscalculia.

[Udayana]

It proves that some people who use the Internet are stupid because they get confused by such a simple question.

It's not exactly an Earth shattering revelation though. The other day I saw a video on Facebook taken by somebody inside a car that was being pursued by the police. Turns out he had posted it to his own genuine Facebook page. That is stupid in epic proportions.

Doesn't really follow: Plenty of intelligent and clever people can get confused or make make mistakes and post stupid ideas and comments or lies on the web. But, istm, traditional media would filter these out, whereas the internet not only spreads them faster, but actually amplifies them ... items promulgated on the basis of "click-ability" rather than valid content.

[Maeght]

Simple maths.

[floo]

Simple maths.

I can just about manage 1+1=2, after that I am stuffed without my calculator. I have to hope I am given the correct change if it is in different coins, because it would take me forever to work it out. Thank goodness for debit cards. Sadly one of my grandsons and my granddaughter have my affliction, but they are not as bad as me, and tutoring is helping them.

[jeremyp]

Doesn't really follow: Plenty of intelligent and clever people can get confused or make make mistakes and post stupid ideas and comments or lies on the web. But, istm, traditional media would filter these out, whereas the internet not only spreads them faster, but actually amplifies them ... items promulgated on the basis of "click-ability" rather than valid content.

Yes. Perhaps my reply was a bit too subtle.With or without this story, it is an incontrovertible fact that my statement "there are stupid people on the Internet" is true. The story doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know.

[jeremyp]

I can just about manage 1+1=2, after that I am stuffed without my calculator. I have to hope I am given the correct change if it is in different coins, because it would take me forever to work it out. Thank goodness for debit cards. Sadly one of my grandsons and my granddaughter have my affliction, but they are not as bad as me, and tutoring is helping them.

I would argue that there are two levels to this. The first is doing the actual calculations which some people like yourself have problems with and there is seeing how to solve the problem i.e. add up the income, then add up the expenses and the profit (or loss) is the difference between the two.

[floo]

I would argue that there are two levels to this. The first is doing the actual calculations which some people like yourself have problems with and there is seeing how to solve the problem i.e. add up the income, then add up the expenses and the profit (or loss) is the difference between the two.

Anything to do with numbers is a problem for me.