42 things I've learned from the Internet

I’ve been on-line for over a decade now, so I thought I would stop and take some stock of what I have learned so far.


1 a lot of people like bacon


2 Monday’s are meat free


3 how to make a heart with your hands


4 the world is so small, and you can find your 3rd grade teacher, doctor and an ex in under 3 minutes


5 people don’t understand why it’s not cool to post shocking photos


6 juice is good & you can even juice a beet (but you still can’t make me drink it)


7 what GMO stands for


8 hemp will save the world


9 not everybody has enough


10 professional journalism is a dying art


11 you never have to walk into a bank, leave your house, hold a book or be far from anyone ever again


12 some people have too much time on their hands


13 sex in advertising still sells


14 guns are bad


15 old words are morphing into new words, (this year ‘vine’ means ‘a short video clip’)


16 how to take a selfie in the bathroom mirror


17 everybody is a photographer


18 everybody is against bullying


19 not everybody is polite


20 not everybody is nasty


21 almost everybody loves Nutella


22 everybody has a voice


23 everybody should learn how to code


24 4 year olds are the best drummers and guitar players


25 you can learn wikihow to do anything on-line, even bad stuff


26 a lot men shave their heads when they reach a certain age


27 people really, really love cats


28 people use social media for communication, therapy, self esteem building, and sales


29 there are some AMAZING artists, photographers and musicians in this world


30 people are very creative


31 a lot of people care a lot about fashion


32 #hashtagsarein, now they’re out, #nowthey’rein


33 famous people are just people


34 kale is good for you


35 everybody loves yoga


36 everybody hurts


37 a lot of people have a lot of tattoos


38 I can find almost any bit of information I want in a split second


39 time can move very quickly


40 we like to share


41 we-all-want -peace and,


42 we’re all pretty much the same