tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post5901829321570522362..comments2023-08-26T06:24:00.597-06:00Comments on A Reasonable Imagination: Do Hyperlinks Make Us Stupid?Robert Velardehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-16359994222918029262008-10-28T23:44:00.000-06:002008-10-28T23:44:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comment, Thomas. The answer to the ...Thanks for the comment, Thomas. The answer to the question, "Do Hyperlinks Make Us Stupid?" is indeed more nuanced. It is not a "yes" or "no" answer. My intention in one respect was to draw attention to poor or indiscriminate use of hyperlinks.<BR/><BR/>Yes, there are benefits to hyperlinks, but there are also detriments. The way they are primarily used is, in my assessment, often a detriment.<BRRobert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-58799648778369794862008-10-28T23:30:00.000-06:002008-10-28T23:30:00.000-06:00I think what would help here is an *explanation* o...I think what would help here is an *explanation* of why entertainment damages our ability to pay attention and come up with arguments.<BR/><BR/>Here is an argument why hyperlinks might make people more intelligent.<BR/><BR/>It does so by leading them to better ideas. Good ideas are interesting and hence they are also entertaining. Good blog posts, for example, tend to get linked to by other blogRon Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610801524673227011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-29455495507914831072008-10-11T03:54:00.000-06:002008-10-11T03:54:00.000-06:00I'm linking to your post in a post next week, God ...I'm linking to your post in a post next week, God willing.<BR/><BR/>Sorry about that!Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-20555729228533668432008-10-09T23:32:00.000-06:002008-10-09T23:32:00.000-06:00There's still a tendency to overuse hyperlinks, th...There's still a tendency to overuse hyperlinks, though not as much as in the early days of the Web. "Click here," linked of course, is no longer considered a good usability practice (people know to click).<BR/><BR/>One thing that makes the Web the Web is the ability to hyperlink, but overuse and poor use of this ability combined with a general detriment to reasoning is a bigger problem.<BR/><BR/>Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-54061066894090462612008-10-09T23:18:00.000-06:002008-10-09T23:18:00.000-06:00Just ran across another example of what I mean by ...Just ran across another example of what I mean by "hyperlink abuse" in an <A HREF="http://www.epsociety.org/blog/2008/10/review-of-religulous-ridiculous.asp" REL="nofollow">EPS blog article </A> that links to a review of Bill Maher's <I>Religulous</I>.<BR/><BR/>Quoting from the EPS article:<BR/>"Hazen's <A HREF="http://www.epsociety.org/library/articles.asp?pid=57" REL="nofollow">review</A> can davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071763988772047093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-41148630582388938282008-10-09T18:22:00.000-06:002008-10-09T18:22:00.000-06:00I agree completely; part of the problem is overuse...I agree completely; part of the problem is overuse and misuse of hyperlinks. <BR/><BR/>How important is this link in the context of what I'm reading now? Is there any summary of the link's content on the current page or am I forced to visit the link (and possibly other links from that link, ad infinitum) before I can continue reading content on the current page?<BR/><BR/>In my humble opinion, davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071763988772047093noreply@blogger.com