Millions of people worldwide are using the Internet to share information and communicate. As more and more people use the Internet, it has changed the way people communicate, think and feel about each other. The Internet plays a major role in people’s daily life. In this day and age, the Internet is commonly used for social networking, business, entertainment and research etc. When we begin to look at the ways it has changed society, we are able to analyze the changes it brought to the modern life. Internet is a powerful tool in human history and it has both positive and negative aspects. It is important to assess the effect of Internet and the impact it has on people’s happiness.
The Internet is a powerful tool to humans today. The ability …show more content…
Most of these drawbacks are a result of decreased face-to-face communication and the ability to escape identity. Like with every aspect of new technology, the Internet comes out with potential hazards if not used carefully. The first and major danger of the Internet is virus infections. Viruses are programs that have the capacity to copy themselves and infect computers without the knowledge of the user. Viruses transfer to an uninfected computer through emails, instant messaging programs, and websites or file sharing. This could cause extensive damages to people’s computer and information saved in the computer. Another danger of internet use can be found in scam emails. Scam emails, are emails that someone sends intentionally, with the purpose of deceiving people and extract from them important information regarding their bank accounts and passwords. Despite email deception, there also net predators, which can be harmful for especially adolescents through the social networking sites. Internet crime has become a major issue to the media. Young adults are usually uncontrolled in viewing sexually explicit and illegal materials. Excessive use of the Internet can also become addictive and cause mental health problems as well as physical. In addition to the above disadvantages; Internet can also make people lonely. Multiple studies have found strong correlations between frequency of Internet use and loneliness. People that use the Internet often are more likely to become lonely and depressed than those that don’t. One proposal as to why this is the case is because of a potential reduction in face to face interactions as a result of the
The Internet is a powerful tool to humans today. The ability …show more content…
Most of these drawbacks are a result of decreased face-to-face communication and the ability to escape identity. Like with every aspect of new technology, the Internet comes out with potential hazards if not used carefully. The first and major danger of the Internet is virus infections. Viruses are programs that have the capacity to copy themselves and infect computers without the knowledge of the user. Viruses transfer to an uninfected computer through emails, instant messaging programs, and websites or file sharing. This could cause extensive damages to people’s computer and information saved in the computer. Another danger of internet use can be found in scam emails. Scam emails, are emails that someone sends intentionally, with the purpose of deceiving people and extract from them important information regarding their bank accounts and passwords. Despite email deception, there also net predators, which can be harmful for especially adolescents through the social networking sites. Internet crime has become a major issue to the media. Young adults are usually uncontrolled in viewing sexually explicit and illegal materials. Excessive use of the Internet can also become addictive and cause mental health problems as well as physical. In addition to the above disadvantages; Internet can also make people lonely. Multiple studies have found strong correlations between frequency of Internet use and loneliness. People that use the Internet often are more likely to become lonely and depressed than those that don’t. One proposal as to why this is the case is because of a potential reduction in face to face interactions as a result of the