Monday, October 10, 2011

The Internet

The Internet is slowly, but surely, taking over the minds of human beings. People rely very heavily on the internet. It is very uncommon for people of all ages to go a day without using the Internet in their daily lives. The Internet is making a very big impact on the way we communicate with one another. Facebook is a social networking site that is changing the way people communicate. Facebook is very easy to access and helps with communicating with people from all over the world. One thing that Facebook does not offer is the emotions that come with a face to face conversation. While chatting a friend on facebook, it is often difficult to interpret what they are saying because we do not know what emotions are being expressed. Face to face conversation allows people to hug each other which is something the internet cannot do for us. People who rely on the Internet as their main source of communication are going to forget what it is like to have a close relationship with a person. The internet allows us to be ourselves or a totally different person. It is important to have a balance between the Internet and our personal one on one relationships. We do not want the Internet to fully take over our minds.

1 comment:

Dave Reed said...

that is so true. you can never really tell how a person feels on a post, or for us to really interact with them due to their emotions. emoticons are a cheap replacement for expressing yourself.