The Ten BIG Lies About The Internet

Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it. - Rambam: Moreh Nevuchim 2:15)

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. - Winston Churchill

In one sentence we can sum up these 10 lies by a quote from a camper of mine “The Internet doesn't cause anyone to go "off the derech" except those who are looking to leave”

Of course there are many concerns one should have about the new lifestyle of the internet and those need to be addressed. The internet can be a very dangerous place for anyone, let alone a frum Jew. Whether the benefits outway the bad is irrelevant. There are many important issues that need to be addressed. But that is not this post.

This post is here to try and put an end to the lies. I have put together what I feel are the ten biggest lies often told. Some of these lies are caused by the spread of misinformation; often using outdated studies. Others are caused by quoting opinion pieces as evidence instead of actual studies. And even others are said by corrupt individuals that have personal agendas. The audience some of whom themselves don't use the internet all to often believe the lies.

I took a lot of my personal time to research and write up all this information and I hope to post it all within the coming few days.

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A Kidush Hashem! Seriously?

“The fathers were at the Asifa, the mothers went to the screenings and our kids stayed home logged on to the internet!” Anonymous Blogger

I may not be much of a Talmid Chochom but I can sense the difference between a Kidush Hashem and a Chilul Hashem and as much as the chareidi press tries to manipulate us and tell us the Aisifa that took place last week was a tremendous Kidush Hashem, it was anything but. Here's why.

I’m not referring to the ill-advised speeches or the waste of money involved or the 101 other questions one can ask.. I'm also not overly concerned with the terrible news coverage in the non-Jewish media, who you can argue don't like Jews; nor the secular Jewish media, who you may say hate all religious Jews. That there was a group of Jews holding signs outside screaming about the abuse within the orthodox community is sickening to me, but you can shove it off, claiming they are all "rabbi-haters and they had some kind of alternative motive". Instead I'm referring to the leitzonus and lack of respect for those sitting on the dais. How do you explain our own community ridiculing our own leaders?