[9922] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: bill text draft 2: Telecommunications Competition Act (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Limoncelli)
Thu Jan 27 08:12:02 1994
To: com-priv@psi.com
From: tom_limoncelli@warren.mentorg.com (Tom Limoncelli)
Date: 27 Jan 1994 08:11:27 -0500
I've been getting a lot of flack for saying:
In <2i7aj8$96s$1@sdl.Warren.MENTORG.COM> tom_limoncelli (Tom Limoncelli) writes:
>Let's be honest: The majority of people using MUD-type services are
>typing using one hand.
So let me rephrase it:
Though I'm sure a number of MUD/IRC users are fine, upstanding people
who love their mother, salute their county's flag, and help old ladies
cross the street, a really, really, really, really, really, really,
really amazingly large number of people using MUD and IRC-type services
are typing using one hand. I know one woman that does so almost 18
hours a day (on a good week), and another that does so about 8 hours a
day. When non-internet users ask me, "Will people ever live in virtual
reality?" I say, "Without the graphics, there are people that live
their now." I've had rooms mates that that prove this point. I've had
people interview for jobs that prove this point.
I never said that this is bad, just that people we ignoring reality.
Early adopters of technology always have a sexual purposes in mind.
Early photographs were sold with "girlie" pictures (those little
hand-held viewers), early films were used for peep-show boxes, early
VCR buyers were often to get access to porn, etc. Trashy novels
were published shortly after movable type made it possible.
I personally think there is a lot of room for expansion of sex/sexy
services on the net. IRC/MUD and alt.sex.wizards doesn't go far
enough. I don't expect to see that on those networkMCI commericials.
Tom
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