Suggestion

August 26, 2021

For years, friend and relatives would give me books about golf for Christmas. People know I play golf so they assumed I wanted to read about it. I received books on golf history, instruction, jokes, architecture and more. I got several coffee table books full of wonderful pictures of golf courses from all over the world. The thing is, however, that I really don’t like books about golf. There are some good ones, but, in general, I find the subject of golf to be somewhat boring.

Which brings me to the internet. You click on one article about golf, and then you get deluged with links to thousands of golf articles. I clicked on a link about cats and dogs together, and now that is all I get. I am sick of busking and flash mobs. NPR wants me to fill out something so it can curate my newsfeed. This is not a revelation, but we are all driven to look at stuff that we have already looked at. The internet doesn’t educate, it perpetuates. The internet can be a great tool as long as you don’t allow it to make you its tool. I will curate my own stuff, thank you. However, those cat and dog videos are cute.