The Internet has firmly entered the daily life of modern man. With it, you can always find the information you need, make a video call at any time, pay for various services. The Internet has brought almost limitless possibilities in all areas of life.
Good or evil?
The Internet plays a major role in our lives. But it definitely cannot be called good or evil. In this regard, one can metaphorically compare the World Wide Web to a kitchen knife. With it, you can cook a delicious lunch. And you can kill a person. And everyone makes his choice, bears responsibility for its consequences. The Internet in a person's life is good or evil, depending on the individual. After all, if he chooses addiction or harm to he alth for himself, he will have to “pay the bills” on his own in the future. Those who use the Internet for good will see its positive aspects.
Positives
There are many advantages of the Internet:
- The Internet is an excellent repository of information. Each person can turn to his resources and find the answer to his question. Encyclopedias and reference books are a thing of the distant past. Now for every question you can find the answer on the Web.
- Almost limitless opportunities for communication. A person can communicate in social networks, instant messengers, find friends with the same interests. The Internet has become the most important way for teenagers to share their inner world with others.
- On the Web, you can consult with a specialist, express your opinion, chat.
- You can enjoy listening to music, viewing pictures, playing games.
- You can also find a job. Designers, programmers and many others have the opportunity to earn money online.
- You can advertise your product on the Web. The Internet is a great place for businesses to promote their products and find new customers.
Cons
And you can also list the weaknesses of the Internet:
- The uncontrolled placement of various information has led to the fact that the truthful data began to intersperse with unreliable ones. For young people who are just beginning to absorb information, this leads to distorted ideas about the world.
- In social networks, along with normal people, scammers, maniacs and other people with illegal intentions are operating. The Internet has become a real source of danger in our lives.
- In conditions of freedom, sites of an asocial nature have bred. Their masters are sects, extremistgroupings. They promote violence and aggression. Adjacent to this group are sites of pornographic content that negatively affect the child's psyche.
- The free posting of comments on the Web has led to the fact that obscene language is ubiquitous. Apparent anonymity has led to the fact that swearing has become the norm.
- The availability of games has turned into such a disaster as computer addiction. Gambling is like drug addiction. The opportunity to get a "new life" turned out to blur the line between virtual life and reality for players.
- Posting photos on social networks has become one of the most dangerous types of Internet addiction. Teenagers, seeking to make a rare shot, often risk their lives due to their stupidity.
Life without the Internet
Once upon a time, computers and the Web were not as important to people as they are now. Everything gradually began to change with the advent of game consoles. Many people remember the game "Mario", "Counter", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Tanks". This was the first wake-up call - gradually technology began to break into human life. Children and teenagers could sit in front of the TV screen for hours trying to pass the next level of the game, and then they would enthusiastically share their victories with their classmates. Gradually the Internet in our life became more and more significant. However, then it was very far from the total mass character.
Time began to rush at the speed of sound. Yesterday's children grew up, worked for textbooks, nightsall the time preparing for the exams. Life does not always bring pleasant surprises. Children have changed, and life itself has changed. And now the first mobile phones began to appear. The computer has gradually replaced everything - now the libraries are empty. You will no longer meet children on the streets playing musketeers with wooden sticks. All this has become out of fashion. The Internet in our life began to replace other sources of information, ways of entertainment. And why should children play mother-daughters or pretend to be musketeers, if with the help of a computer they can become masters of the universe or have their own virtual home?
Virtual communication has replaced the real one
The last nail in the coffin of live communication between people was social networks. Everything was completely turned upside down. Now we have ceased to enjoy real communication - everything happens in the virtual world. A person expresses emotions through round yellow pictures, he posts his innermost thoughts on a blog, closely watching the likes and reactions of other Internet users. Of course, people have not stopped seeing each other. But this communication has become more insipid, and more and more often it is being replaced by virtual. There is practically no time left for the natural satisfaction of psycho-emotional needs.
Of course, we can say that at all times progress has been blasphemed, longing for the old days. However, everything should have a reasonable limit, a balance. The Internet in our lives today leads to the emergence of addictions in people of all ages. Contemporarysociety has witnessed that the balance first gave a slight leak, and then slowly began to tilt to one side.
