Internet Is Just a Passing Fad

Daily Mail, Tuesday, December 5, 2000 Internet ‘may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it’ THE Internet may be only a passing fad for many users, according to a report. Researchers found that millions have turned their backs on the world wide web, threatening its future as an unsuitable way to buy such services. They say that e-mails, far from attracting new users, are causing disillusion among those who were put off by the information. Experts from the virtual society project, which published the report, say predictions that the Internet would revolutionise the way society worked have proved over-optimistic. Many Britons are turning their backs on the Internet because it has become too complicated, and the future of online shopping is limited. By James Chapman Science Correspondent Nelson Two: Two million Britons have logged off the Internet NOW THERE’S AN INTELLIGENT F... COULD MAKE YOU E...

A newspaper clipping from 2000 claims that the Internet may be a passing fad because millions are giving up on it. The joke comes from the dramatic prediction being obviously wrong in hindsight, since the Internet became an essential part of daily life. People send this meme as an ironic reaction to outdated predictions and technological overconfidence.

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