My observation is that day by day we are becoming increasingly
inclined to copy and paste everything. Has this all started with
the intense use of the internet or the "copy" and
"paste" options created in Microsoft Word? I don't
think so. This is only one particular version of this copy-paste
phenomenon anyway. There are other versions too but let me start
with this one.
Do we have an assignment or job to complete? The first address
to go to is "Google". We put the keywords in quotation
marks. There it is. We start reading. Ok, this paragraph will be
useful, let me copy this to a word document. Ctrl C + Ctrl V. Let
me look at this other website. Well, this paragraph is not bad
either. Ctrl C + Ctrl V. If I can find one or two more paragraphs
it will be done. If I change a couple of phrases to put them in my
own words and adjust the format, my document will be ready for use.
Total time spent=sufficiently short. Added Value Created=generally
close to 0. Time allocated
