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n. The process through which the Internet has evolved from smart people in front of dumb terminals to dumb people in front of smart terminals.

n. The exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.

Cynical Quotations

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

— Don Marquis

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

— H.L. Mencken

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

— Samuel Butler

Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long.

— Ogden Nash

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

— Robert Heinlein