GEEKS
The advancement of new technology has been taking place since the beginning of time. From the invention of items like the spear and knifes made out of rocks and sticks to aid in the capturing and killing of animals for food. The advancement in technology has been exceptionally fast in the 20th and 21st century and a notable one is the internet.
The internet is the interconnection of global computers. It has made life a lot easier by making information more accessible to all and creating connections with different people around the world. However, it has also led a lot of people to spend too much time in front of the computer or their phones, so much that it has become the center of their lives
The internet has become our way of life. We live on the internet more than we do in real life. We make new friends day in and day out on the internet than the real world. Someone will not agree with me, but then, we still keep those friends we go out there to make, on the internet. Even when we go out there and make a new friend, what is the next thing we do? “Exchange contacts” We come back home to our phones and computers as a mean of reaching out to these new friends. So one way or the other, we are all victims of the new trend in town, sorry, it has been there for quite some time now so it isn’t that new.
When was the last time you shook someone’s hand? But the firm grip of your phone every now and then is amazing… Hello Ladies, when was the last time a guy stared at you? Hi guys, when was the last time you stared at a lady? But we stare at the screens of our phones and computers “like mad”.
I’m not against it, Hahahaha, not at all as this has come to stay with us for good. We cannot go back because that’s what this generation has to offer us. The technological advancements have its own effects. Some say the positive effects of the internet outweighs the negative ones, whiles others also have a different view but as to whether the internet is doing us more harm than good or more good than harm is just an opinion rather than a fact.
Easy accessibility of numerous information, effective means of communication amongst people, the possibility of business transactions and expansion, and interchange of ideas among others are some of the positive effects of the internet. Illegal or inappropriate materials on the internet, the addiction to social media and the internet as a whole, cybercrime etc. are few of some of the negative effects of the internet.
Taking the positive or negative aspect of the internet is up to the individual; we can connect to others but then, let it not affect our social lives. The youth can also seek the numerous information the internet has to offer rather than the illegal or inappropriate materials found there. We can also transact business and still avoid the activities of cybercriminals.
The question as to whether the internet is having a positive or negative effect on the society as a whole, is still yet to be answered!