If you take some time to think about it the original internet was the printing press and movable type. Johannes Gutenberg brought the written word to the masses. No longer was literature reserved for the rich. Without the printing press you may never have been forced to read the Adventures of Tom Sawyer in the fifth grade, and would have never been introduced to Mr. Samuel Clemens, the man who brought me the inspiration for this blog post.
Today the internet helps us reach people and spread ideas across the world. Sometimes for good and sometimes for not so good. It has brought us information that was previously much more difficult to get our hands on. And tools like WebMD have made it easy for each and every one of us to self-diagnose.
Though this tool could possibly save you some time and money from having to go to the doctor because what you really have is the common cold and not Ebola, typically this is not how it is used. By the time you have finished looking at the site you have diagnosed yourself with some rare form or bone cancer and you're convinced you are dying.
So please people, take Mark Twain's advice. For he was a man that was definitely ahead of his time.
And next time you self-diagnose yourself I hope you will think of this post and take a minute to laugh at yourself.
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