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At this point in time I would have some serious doubts about a surgeon who claimed to have zero familiarity with the internet. Even in that profession it has become a near vital source of access to current information.
If they're still relying solely on print journals then I would question their currency within their field.
I actually care far less about a president's familiarity with and use of the internet. As an information resource the president, more than probably any other person on the planet has hundreds of people who sole purpose in life is to get him whatever information he needs at any particular time.
In terms of policy, I think it is far enough down the food chain of expertise that I'm not bothered by what the president knows or doesn't know himself and am more ok with worrying about who he appoints as his proxy for the issues. Similarly, I don't care if the president knows much about space science, research, and programs. I'll care who it looks like he'd appoint to NASA and various other governmental research groups.
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