{"id":81382,"date":"2011-04-01T14:10:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T09:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=81382"},"modified":"2011-04-01T14:38:42","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T09:38:42","slug":"as-seen-in-the-yerevan-metro-internet-perversion-indifference-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2011\/04\/01\/as-seen-in-the-yerevan-metro-internet-perversion-indifference-destruction.html","title":{"rendered":"As Seen in the Yerevan Metro: &#8216;Internet = Perversion = Indifference = Destruction&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It can&#8217;t be said the Armenia is among those countries in the world with the highest internet penetration. According to various estimates, about 5\u201312% of the approximately 3 million people living in Armenia have periodic and continuous access to the Internet. In the region, the cost of internet is the most expensive in Armenia (excluding Iran); the quality of the connection, the poorest. The average cost: $20 US for 1MB\/sec.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this fact, many psychologists, clergymen and &#8220;other pioneers preserving the moral values of our ancestors&#8221; from time to time, on television and through other media, including through websites, warn of the danger that awaits Armenians in the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>Through posters plastered on nearly all pillars in the capital Yerevan, the Mek Azg (&#8220;One Nation&#8221;) union issues various warnings to its fellow citizens such as &#8220;Cuckolds, keep an eye on your girlfriends&#8217; exposed bellybuttons!&#8221; and &#8220;No to pro-Turkish America, Yes to Russia!&#8221; Lately, one more poster has been added: &#8220;No to erotic websites!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eroticwebsites1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-81285\" title=\"eroticwebsites\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eroticwebsites1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epress.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eroticwebsites1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/epress.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/eroticwebsites1-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;movement&#8221; has even made it to the inside of subway cars, where the following poster was recently seen: &#8220;Internet = perversion = indifference = destruction&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Epress.am attempted to find out from random passers-by their attitude toward the internet:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arpi, 32, works in a photocopy center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Internet has done a lot for me. I found work, I got married; I have many friends in different countries around the world. But children should be kept away from the computer; there are many superfluous things there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And did anyone keep you away from the computer?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; No, I was already an adult and independent when I began to use the computer. But my parents till today can&#8217;t imagine what that [i.e a computer] is.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vardges, 47, taxi driver<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; We got a computer on loan for my son and daughter. Then, during the rallies, each was describing something or another that they found out from the Internet. I got my son to teach me how to access different sites. He isn&#8217;t happy, of course. But I read the news only online. On TV, I only watch films. Though, to tell the truth, until today I don&#8217;t understand how all of this is placed online. Well you can explain it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And do you supervise your kids?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And, what, can they be supervised? Don&#8217;t believe anyone who tells you that it&#8217;s possible. And this crap, without the Internet, it was enough&#8230; But apart from that, I also play backgammon and billiards with foreigners [online]. It&#8217;s not bad that I, sitting here, can win against someone from China or Australia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lusine, 22, literature specialist <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Internet is for me, first and foremost, a very quick source of information, which allows me to save time. The Internet also plays a positive role from the perspective of the democratization of society. It&#8217;s easier to organize protests; it&#8217;s easier to conspire \u2014 to move along the path of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Games and other entertainment sites aren&#8217;t for me: I don&#8217;t understand their point. But I wouldn&#8217;t ban such sites. I don&#8217;t have the right to prohibit anyone&#8217;s interests; for many, it&#8217;s probably necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sveta, 65, bread vendor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I&#8217;ve heard about the Internet, but to tell you the truth, I can&#8217;t imagine what that is. I know that it&#8217;s connected to the computer, but we don&#8217;t have that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arman, 25, unemployed lawyer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Internet helps to pass the time; the main thing is that it doesn&#8217;t &#8220;suck&#8221; [one&#8217;s time]. I have friends who are in internet clubs in the morning, then after work, they&#8217;re there again. Some play casino games, but mainly we meet and hook up with girls. It&#8217;s easier and cheaper like this; you get right to the point.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ani, 21, student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It would be impossible to study now without the Internet: all the essays and books are easier to find online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And social [networking] sites?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Now, everyone makes use of these. I only communicate with friends or with very interesting people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And do you know that some say that they hook up with girls online?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And what do I have to do with that? Perhaps, for some, it&#8217;s possible to &#8220;hook up,&#8221; but that means that it&#8217;s also possible for them without the Internet.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can&#8217;t be said the Armenia is among those countries in the world with the highest internet penetration. 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