Reading and Activity #1

After reading the article, it occurred to me that internet technology is neither good nor bad.  The list can go on and on about how great technology is and how much it has helped us get to where we are today but the dangers of technology are on the rise.  I interviewed my father about his thoughts on the internet and whether he thought positively or negatively about how much the internet is involved in our everyday lives and he couldn’t quite come up with an answer.  I honestly don’t think I could come up with an answer either.  Large sums of people use the internet everyday and without it, tasks that may seem easy now, may not be so easy without it.  However, if we are using the internet for a delivery system I can see why the internet is so important but like the article said, we are no longer using the internet as just another delivery system.  The internet has gone far beyond expectations and now can lead to social disorders, depression, and many more psychological problems.  When talking with my father about the internet he brought up the fact that my little brother is on the internet most of the day.  He is on the internet talking to friends, or playing games, and even connected to the internet while playing his Xbox.  He went on to remind me that when I was 12 there was no way my parents could keep me or my older brother inside all day and how he wishes that children today weren’t obsessed with the internet.  I definitely see where he is coming from because within my core group of friends I see just how much the internet takes up most of their lives whether they are on Twitter, Facebook, or looking up the latest and greatest.  I think it is safe to say that the internet is not going anywhere, so it is up to us to decide just how much we let the internet run our lives.