Some people only use it when absolutely necessary, others are addicted to it, and still others have never used it - and perhaps never will.
I use it a lot. For just about everything. Information, communication, entertainment, administration, organization, convenience, and so on and so on.
Mainly, I find the internet amazing. Incredible, really. The many possibilities it provides worldwide keep increasing and expanding. So many parts of my daily life would not be possible if not for the internet and all the associated technology.
That being said, let me make it clear that I totally get where the critics of "modern life, the constant search for improvement and perfection, the increasing demands and stress" are coming from. The undesirable side effects and by-products are countless, and I think the people who are able to ignore the ongoing dependence on internet and technology in our societies might be better off. Spending most of your life in front of a computer and depending on internet stimulation, certainly seems like a loss of life quality to me. Though I'm sure not everyone agrees with that!
However, I do think that the counteractive popular trend of having to be offline always and not having any social network profile, in order to be "cool", is pretty silly. But also very typical of us humans. Things are only cool until everybody has caught on. Then it becomes very uncool - so last year!!- and you must be opposite if you want to be approved of. I myself hate being like everybody else. But I really do wish I could care less.
It's like a constant search for the perfect balance, which will never be found because perfection is an illusion.
- The awesome thing about a blog is that there are no rules... I have no idea where I'm going with this, but that's okay. I'll find out soon enough, and this is my blog, so whatever... -
So yeah, I love spending time online. I love the easy access to information about everything and I love the fact that we can all connect through this web.
YES, it would be even better to spend more time actually connecting in real life, but the fact of the matter is that we simply have less time. This is one of the unfortunate side effects of the constant development of our societies. And really there are so many benefits to this development. And I mean, what should we do? Stop and say 'So! This is it. Now we won't advance any further!' ?? I doubt it!
And being able to get in contact with people on the other side of the planet in a few seconds.... That is just... FTW!
And whether you enjoy social networks or not, whether you blog or not, vlog or not.... Come on... That is just yet another point of difference for us. We have many things in common (e.g. being eukaryotes) but (luckily) we are also different in so many ways. I find it a waste of time to watch sports. Others find it a waste of time to read books.
It's just about different interests.
If you conclude that someone is self-centered or arrogant or "has no life" from the fact that they tweet several times a day, or regularly uploads pictures from their life on facebook... Well, I guess that is your choice then...
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"(i.e. being eukaryotes)" I love nerdy references! Just by the way, a friend I sit with in one of the classes recently asked me "what are you drawing?" and I said that it was nothing, just doodles. And she goes "No, no, no! It's a spermatozoon of shark! I'm positive!" :)
ReplyDeleteI love spending time online but actually I'm pretty worried about that too. I am not one of the "no-lives" but everything I get excited about is always YouTube/Nerdfighteria related, I sometimes think it's not very healthy...
I don't think there is anything wrong with getting really excited about stuff like that. Other people get really excited about sports or cars or wine or whatever... Of course there is always the possibility of going "too far"... It's always a question of balance, right? I don't think it's healthy if you have nothing else, and spend all of your time in the same room, in front of the computer, never meeting other human beings IRL... But the same could be said for having nothing but cars or soccer in your life. I don't think it is a matter of the internet itself being a problem. Anything can become a problem if you loose perspective, I think...
ReplyDeleteKnow what I mean??