The Internet : The Addiction Of The Internet

Throughout history, no single piece of technology has been so heavily relied upon such as the internet. Things such as the first car, the first telephone, and even the first airplanes were not as easily, or readily accessible as the Net is today. In all reality, the internet is the greatest and most useful tool that humanity has ever dreamt up. From instant transferring of data to endless sources of information, the Net not only connects all corners of the world, but makes each and every person more knowledgeable and self-aware. But as with all new and virtuous things, there is a darker and more dangerous side. The internet is a tool that consumes the intellectual, changing the way the brain functions and ultimately creating a reliance. This reliance is so severe that all of life’s functions depend on the internet without the same dependency being reciprocated. The relationship is one sided, where the Net has much to gain while the user has little. Furthermore, in its relatively new state, the internet is very obscure and has very questionable ethics. Although beneficial in specific cases, the internet affects one’s emotional state and latently mars cognitive function while creating a devastatingly powerful and coercive reliance.

Imagine not having the option to depend on the internet. According to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), “the internet became an ever-increasing part of the American economy, offering new and innovative changes in how we work, learn, and play, receive health care, create and enjoy entertainment, and communicate with one another” (Restoring Internet Freedom). The American people depend on the internet and its integration into our everyday lives. Businesses, because of internet dependency are employing and marketing products globally, hospitals are finding and sharing new innovations; helping patients live longer, and people are now connected with family, and friends around the world. The internet and its various rationales for dependency

The internet itself now plays an important role in our everyday lives, and has revolutionised both society and education. Following the invention of electronic computers in the 1950’s, the main format of the internet (that we still use today) was invented in 1978, before going global in the 1980’s. Primarily, the invention of the internet is important, due to how it revolutionised technology, and in such a short amount of time. Thanks to the internet mobile phones, laptops, and developed social media have all been invented, following the global demand during the 1980’s. As well as this, the invention of the internet has benefitted society due to the new technology that has sped up general tasks around the home, the spread of news and political topics, and the time used for revision, particularly with students. Just like the Civil Rights movement, without the internet, our modern society would be very

The internet has always been a source of opulence. During the 1700’s, many people successfully lived their lives to the fullest without internet. In many cases, our society seems to cling to mother internet. Shockingly to some, the lack of internet has no true effect on poor citizens. Julianne Malveaux’s quote is presented as an oxymoron that causes citizens to look as if they depend on the internet, which in turn isn’t healthy to over use anyway.

In the 21st century, life without the internet is something we absolutely cannot think about. The internet has become an essential and integral part of our lives. There is no doubt about the fact that the internet and all the technological advancements have helped improve our lives immensely and has also made life a lot easier than what it used to be even a few decades ago. However, it is not all sunshine and the internet has several ill effects too that affect us in ways that can prove to be very harmful in the long run.

Americans’ over-dependence on the internet is causing more harm than good. Technological advancement, coupled with our easy access to virtual life through computers, cell phones, iPods among others has introduced us into a new era of extreme livelihood and lifestyle; we have gradually expanded internet use to do most of our walking and thinking for us. This growing trend in internet obsession if left unchanged will forever affect our emotional, physical and social wellbeing.

A few years ago if you would ask someone what the internet or as that matter what a computer was they’d either say that they don 't know or give a hazy account of it being something that people in the technology industry use. However, today you look to the left or to the right and there are swarms of people holding on to their smart phones or to their computers. Surfing the Internet has become a pastime as social and marketable as going to the movies. It has almost sort of become an “addiction”. There’s something different, and more complex, about Internet addiction as compared to any other addiction such as drugs. Unlike drug addiction it’s more difficult to pin down a computable, damaging effect of Internet use. However when compared with drug addiction, in Internet addiction you do not necessarily know the cause and what you might lose at the end. The World Wide Web has therefore started a revolution.

Although the internet has only been around for twenty years, it has become very hard to imagine a life without it. We are constantly using it in our everyday life. At school, work, and home. We use it to “be foraging in the Web’s info-thickets reading and writing emails, scanning headlines and blog posts, watching videos and listening to podcasts, or just tripping from link to link to link.” (Carr, 3). It has become such a big part of our everyday life that not being able to connect with it feels like living in the desert. Not just that but it has taught us how to do things in different ways, such as studying.

The Internet today is a means of global communication, education, and spending but when it was first invented a lot of people at first thought that it was useless and wasn’t going to become that popular. Created in 1971, by Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf, The Internet’s main use was to make communication between scientists in different countries quicker and easier by connecting them over a single global network. Who knows if it hadn’t worked how would life be different today. However, it did work and today it is much more than just a way to talk to someone without have to write a letter, go see them, or call them over the phone. For one, it is a job source. Thousands of people are working for online companies. From all these new jobs being

Presently users are finding themselves online more often now that it is more easily accessible and common, that abusing the internet is now being more sought out as an addiction rather than considered excessive internet use. “People are spending twice as much time online compared to 10 years ago, fuelled by increasing use of tablets and smartphones. The biggest increase has been among young adults, with time spent online almost

I agree with Sinek’s primary argument about internet addiction because now a day’s people are addicted to the internet. They just cannot live without the internet, it’s almost like their oxygen they need it to be able to live. Now the internet if part of their lives. Being addicted to the internet can destroy relationships. People can lose their job. Before when people were going to eat they prayed because they had food, now the first thing they do is take a picture of the food and post it on social media. Students do not success in class anymore because they are addicted to their cellphones.

When people talk about addiction most minds go to opiates, cocaine, gambling, or possibly even sex. What people often don’t think of is internet addiction. There are several different ways to be addicted to the internet, by way of social media such as Facebook or Instagram, pornography, online gaming, online shopping, and even texting. The availability of the internet has changed over the years, from only being accessible on computers plugged into walls with slow dial up connection, to now smartphones with quick internet speeds that are carried around in our hands, purses, or pockets everywhere we go. Having this accessibility makes it easy for people to spend countless hours surfing the internet, texting, making purchases, or scrolling through social media. But doing this may be doing more harm than good. Being addicted to the internet may be causing issues in people’s everyday relationships, work, mental health, and even daily tasks.

On a weekly basis, we spend 80 hours on the internet. Based on how much we spend on the internet, we should take care of ourselves and not lose our personalities. The internet has changed us in many ways, but it has pros and cons to the users of the internet. The internet helps students, teachers, and doctors and give ways to save money. Typewriters were used 100 years ago because there was no internet, but with internet now we change our culture and society. The invention of the internet was a turning point in history because it resulted in an influence on morality, education, civic engagement, and the economy.

Research Paper Theme: Social Impact of the Internet 8 October 1997 ABSTRACT The Internet is the largest source of information in the world today. With its web sites and chat rooms, it is a means of communicating with people in places all over the face of the earth. Since its conception in 1973, the Internet has grown at a whirlwind rate. 51 million adults, were on-line as of the second quarter 1997 in the United States alone. Some say that the Internet is so enjoyable that it is almost addictive. The problem is that researchers are beginning to agree with them. Studies are revealing that there may be an actual form of addiction involved with over-use of the Internet. Identifying which category of addiction the Internet falls into is the

The internet can change the life. People's lives are becoming more and more efficient, especially after the development of the Internet. Nowadays, internet addiction is beginning to spread among people, especially for people who do not have enough self-control and cognitive power. People tend to indulge on the internet, cut off the connection with the real society, and make the distance between people more and more far away. More terrible things are disorders will be born due to internet addiction.Internet addiction was a significantly negative problem with academic performance, family relationship and peoples’ daily life.