Twitter: The End of Human Intelligence?

Just because I'd like to know the comings and goings of my cat, it does not mean that I am disinterested in real news.

The other day, a good friend of mine cited the existence of this as a signal of the end of human intelligence.  I’ve spent a lot of time debating with this friend, and others, that Twitter/Blogging/Social media is not, in fact, the end of critical thinking and quality writing but rather the democratization of it.  A lot of people have covered this topic better than I ever could, but wanted to add my two cents.

The main problem my friend, who along with her husband is part of the magazine world, has with online media is the lack of funding to create quality writing. Read more