The empire of the internet has conquered almost all territories: maybe there are a few countries left in Africa that don't know about it, but the number of people who don't consider the internet to be one of the things they can't live without is quite insignificant. The internet is one of the greatest creation of mankind and is definitely beneficial to us in many ways.
Having such an influence on our lives, it has both harmful and beneficial effects. Beneficial because it provides us all the information we need from all over the world, it entertains us and at the same time it helps us find more about a topic we are interested in. On the other hand, the internet destroy communication between the members of the family and make them behave like teenagers as they will not be able to have time to communicate and spend quality time with the rest of their family.
There is also the case of the famous "paparazzi" who make the lives of the VIPs a living hell, who don't care about the right to privacy and do whatever it takes to find out spicy details about singers or actors. That really shines a bad light on media as that means that people can actually hack into other people’s computer and get personal information regardless who it comes from.
Some people also create seemingly harmless virus that hides in your system when you download a movie or song. These viruses will steal your credit card account and password taking money from you without you noticing. The above examples are examples which can be seen to threaten the personal safety and rights of a person.
However, as long as people are able to take care of their own personal information and not divulge them to total strangers and also not to pay for things online, it should be relatively safe. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of all the people who use the web to install the latest virus-protection software.
Today, the internet has become a form of manipulation of the population and this affects the society's capacity to make a decision on its own. Imagine the amount of information one can get at the click of a mouse. Most of the people will also not be able to verify whether these things are facts or just biased opinions. Hence it can be said that the internet is a good form of manipulation of the general population.
On the contrary there are times when the internet newspapers will help their readers as they become forms of protest on a certain subject. If you want the president of the country to find out you are not pleased with the government's results you write a letter to the online newspaper publish it. This way, you know for sure the president will find out about it while having breakfast, as almost everybody reads the online newspaper in the morning, including the president.
Hence from the above, you can indeed see that the internet provides not only a fast and efficient way of communication and exchanging of ideas. Also using the diverse information you can get on the net, it is definitely much easier to answer question or to check out the latest news. Last but not least, it is also a good way to express yourself through blogs or online petitions or maybe even publishing your own opinions on the net! Hence, I say that the internet is informative, powerful and expressive.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Is the internet beneficial or detrimental?
The empire of the internet has conquered almost all territories: maybe there are a few countries left in Africa that don't know about it, but the number of people who don't consider the internet to be one of the things they can't live without is quite insignificant. The internet is one of the greatest creation of mankind and is definitely beneficial to us in many ways.
Having such an influence on our lives, it has both harmful and beneficial effects. Beneficial because it provides us all the information we need from all over the world, it entertains us and at the same time it helps us find more about a topic we are interested in. On the other hand, the internet destroy communication between the members of the family and make them behave like teenagers as they will not be able to have time to communicate and spend quality time with the rest of their family.
There is also the case of the famous "paparazzi" who make the lives of the VIPs a living hell, who don't care about the right to privacy and do whatever it takes to find out spicy details about singers or actors. That really shines a bad light on media as that means that people can actually hack into other people’s computer and get personal information regardless who it comes from.
Some people also create seemingly harmless virus that hides in your system when you download a movie or song. These viruses will steal your credit card account and password taking money from you without you noticing. The above examples are examples which can be seen to threaten the personal safety and rights of a person.
However, as long as people are able to take care of their own personal information and not divulge them to total strangers and also not to pay for things online, it should be relatively safe. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of all the people who use the web to install the latest virus-protection software.
Today, the internet has become a form of manipulation of the population and this affects the society's capacity to make a decision on its own. Imagine the amount of information one can get at the click of a mouse. Most of the people will also not be able to verify whether these things are facts or just biased opinions. Hence it can be said that the internet is a good form of manipulation of the general population.
On the contrary there are times when the internet newspapers will help their readers as they become forms of protest on a certain subject. If you want the president of the country to find out you are not pleased with the government's results you write a letter to the online newspaper publish it. This way, you know for sure the president will find out about it while having breakfast, as almost everybody reads the online newspaper in the morning, including the president.
Hence from the above, you can indeed see that the internet provides not only a fast and efficient way of communication and exchanging of ideas. Also using the diverse information you can get on the net, it is definitely much easier to answer question or to check out the latest news. Last but not least, it is also a good way to express yourself through blogs or online petitions or maybe even publishing your own opinions on the net! Hence, I say that the internet is informative, powerful and expressive.
Having such an influence on our lives, it has both harmful and beneficial effects. Beneficial because it provides us all the information we need from all over the world, it entertains us and at the same time it helps us find more about a topic we are interested in. On the other hand, the internet destroy communication between the members of the family and make them behave like teenagers as they will not be able to have time to communicate and spend quality time with the rest of their family.
There is also the case of the famous "paparazzi" who make the lives of the VIPs a living hell, who don't care about the right to privacy and do whatever it takes to find out spicy details about singers or actors. That really shines a bad light on media as that means that people can actually hack into other people’s computer and get personal information regardless who it comes from.
Some people also create seemingly harmless virus that hides in your system when you download a movie or song. These viruses will steal your credit card account and password taking money from you without you noticing. The above examples are examples which can be seen to threaten the personal safety and rights of a person.
However, as long as people are able to take care of their own personal information and not divulge them to total strangers and also not to pay for things online, it should be relatively safe. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of all the people who use the web to install the latest virus-protection software.
Today, the internet has become a form of manipulation of the population and this affects the society's capacity to make a decision on its own. Imagine the amount of information one can get at the click of a mouse. Most of the people will also not be able to verify whether these things are facts or just biased opinions. Hence it can be said that the internet is a good form of manipulation of the general population.
On the contrary there are times when the internet newspapers will help their readers as they become forms of protest on a certain subject. If you want the president of the country to find out you are not pleased with the government's results you write a letter to the online newspaper publish it. This way, you know for sure the president will find out about it while having breakfast, as almost everybody reads the online newspaper in the morning, including the president.
Hence from the above, you can indeed see that the internet provides not only a fast and efficient way of communication and exchanging of ideas. Also using the diverse information you can get on the net, it is definitely much easier to answer question or to check out the latest news. Last but not least, it is also a good way to express yourself through blogs or online petitions or maybe even publishing your own opinions on the net! Hence, I say that the internet is informative, powerful and expressive.
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