And it’s all because of...the Internet. Sadly, more and more people are using the internet daily and the percentage has increased over the past years. The internet consumes the minds of many. But it preys mostly on the people who have yet to find out who they really are: the younger generation. In the past, a social affair meant that friends came together and had intriguing conversations. But now when a social event is held, everyone would spend most, if not, all of their time on their cellphone devices habitually searching the web. Although the internet has several positive aspects, it can indeed create a substantial amount of social pariahs. The internet consumes our time and thoughts which are usually meant for human interaction. We no longer laugh with our friends, but laugh with a screen. We no longer ask for advice from a friend, but from a computer. What is happening to us? As Wallace mentioned, “Social media trains us to see one another as objects and snippets of entertainment” and “it's on us to remember that we are all human beings”. It’s tragic that we have all conformed to anti-socialism. Teenagers pass their friends without greeting them, because they are apparently too “shy” or “socially awkward”. Little do they know, the internet has made them that way. I’ve seen this first hand. When someone eagerly engages themselves into a conversation with me on the internet, they can talk for hours, yet when we are …show more content…
Many people may conclude that “addiction is a state of mind”. However, addiction is a mental disorder that affects millions of people year round. There are countless things that humans can easily become addicted to, and unsurprisingly, the Internet has made its way on that list. In fact, internet addiction is such a controversial problem, it has earned the name Compulsive Internet Use (CIU). Since the internet was introduced, a wide spectrum of websites have surfaced; websites from adult entertainment to video games and virtual life fantasies. In society today, most children are introduced to the internet at an early age which gives them tons of time to discover and become addicted to the ills of the internet. By spending thousands of hours on the internet, many children are slowly taking away precious time from educational activities as reading a book. Apart from children, many older individuals become addicted because they are often depressed and the Internet may seem like a place for them to escape. However, being an internet “slave”, can cause a person to become isolated from the world. It can lead to a loss of friendships, jobs and create a person who cares only for themselves. Some people treat the internet or their technological devices as their fifth limb. Without it they feel lost, vulnerable, confused, shocked or even dead. It’s like the walls are closing in on them because they want to escape reality,