There was a time, just a few short years ago, when you could almost guarantee that
if someone was an Internet user then they were probably quite smart -- although
there was a reasonable chance that their social skills might not be up
to scratch.
Now, although Net users were at one time a fairly broad mix of the scientific,
engineering and academic communities, that composition has changed markedly
in the past two years -- and you don't have to look very far to see the proof.
Perhaps the most obvious evidence that the average Net-IQ has slumped
markedly is the ever-increasing episodes of rampaging email-borne
viruses and trojans. It would appear that a fairly significant
section of the Net user community are simply too stupid to understand
the phrase "don't open unknown email attachments."
But wait.. there's more!
How many netizens have an IQ greater than their shoe size when they send
spam touting products that promise to do everything from increasing
the size of your male member to diets that guarantee to let you lose 10KGs
of fat a week?
And of course there are the other idiots who get sucked into things like
the Nigerian scam. In the past week readers have forwarded several copies of email
they received from those shonky Nigerians who claim to have millions of dollars
that they need to get out of the country. They say that if you're prepared
to help them by letting the money pass through your account, they'll give you
a fairly decent sized piece of the action.
That anyone would be prepared to get involved in such a shonky deal is surprising.
That so many people not only believed this wild scam but have also been prepared
to so readily become part of an illegal money-laundering scheme is testimony
to the dumbness of some Net users (and former banking figureheads).
Then there are the SkyBiz2000 and other schemes which promise riches if you're
prepared to sell near-worthless websites to friends, family and other victims.
I wish we could objectively measure "The Average Net IQ" because I'm sure that
tracking the trends would be an extremely sobering and worrying activity.
In the meantime, if you forward this article, with $5 to the first 10 names
listed below then, within just a few short weeks, you could become financially
independent for life (no, no -- it's just a joke - put that money away!).
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