“The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life”(Andrew Brown). When Internet was first developed it wasn’t the Internet we know now. The first people to use the early Internet were scientists, computer experts, librarians, and engineers. Which took time because they had to use a very complex system to program the Internet. Later in 1981, when Internet was finally available for people and personal use, people used it to communicate. Internet was used as a tool to communicating to others worldwide. Nevertheless the influence the Internet had on people was an influence that greatly affected their lives now. Internet has influenced our physical interactivity, with people constantly checking
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He talks about how his view of reading has changed because of the Internet, “I’m not thinking the way I use to think… I’d spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose. That’s rarely the case anymore”(Carr 609). This is one of the harms the Internet has caused. He sounds so frustrated because of the fact he can’t sit down and enjoy a book like before. In addition he talks about how easy it has become to look for a quote in a book or a headline, just a few Google searches, and some clicks and the information is there. Instead of sitting down and reading the book to find what you are looking for and use our brains. According to Carr, people have become so counted on the Internet that they are like machines, “people have become so machinelike that the most human character turns out to be a machine”(Carr 617). He describes people that rely on the Internet more then often, as “machinelike”. He also mentioned a study done by University College London that shows that people who are relying for daily life have a short attention …show more content…
Thompson discusses the over use of Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter, and how the people who use these websites daily, rule their lives. He also mentioned the idea of privacy and how these social networking sites expose someone’s privacy. He stated, “browsing Facebook was like constantly poking your head into someone’s room to see how she was doing”(Thompson 583), as if every action done on the site is being seen. He describes the social networking sites as a “small-town life”, because everyone is in each other’s business and daily life. “It’s just like living in a village, where it’s actually hard to lie because everyone knows the truth”(Thompson 591). This means people can hardly keep their own secrets to themselves, and not know to others. Additionally, Thompson also discussed how people got so used to meeting, and chatting with one another on social networking sites, that lead to people not being able to interact in person with one
He talks about how his view of reading has changed because of the Internet, “I’m not thinking the way I use to think… I’d spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose. That’s rarely the case anymore”(Carr 609). This is one of the harms the Internet has caused. He sounds so frustrated because of the fact he can’t sit down and enjoy a book like before. In addition he talks about how easy it has become to look for a quote in a book or a headline, just a few Google searches, and some clicks and the information is there. Instead of sitting down and reading the book to find what you are looking for and use our brains. According to Carr, people have become so counted on the Internet that they are like machines, “people have become so machinelike that the most human character turns out to be a machine”(Carr 617). He describes people that rely on the Internet more then often, as “machinelike”. He also mentioned a study done by University College London that shows that people who are relying for daily life have a short attention …show more content…
Thompson discusses the over use of Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter, and how the people who use these websites daily, rule their lives. He also mentioned the idea of privacy and how these social networking sites expose someone’s privacy. He stated, “browsing Facebook was like constantly poking your head into someone’s room to see how she was doing”(Thompson 583), as if every action done on the site is being seen. He describes the social networking sites as a “small-town life”, because everyone is in each other’s business and daily life. “It’s just like living in a village, where it’s actually hard to lie because everyone knows the truth”(Thompson 591). This means people can hardly keep their own secrets to themselves, and not know to others. Additionally, Thompson also discussed how people got so used to meeting, and chatting with one another on social networking sites, that lead to people not being able to interact in person with one