Internet: Good and Bad Effect of Internet
The internet, we all know. This virtual world is a paradise for those who wish to learn, improve their culture, discover new fields, or even communicate. Alas, just like in real life, the internet is also a world full of dangers. While adults are generally well aware of this, this is unfortunately not the case for young people, for whom the internet can quickly prove to be dangerous. This danger can be multiple, for example, access to content reserved for adults, or even meeting with "malicious" people, etc. Does the Internet have only Advantages? The internet, like all media, makes life easier for humans, since first of all, it allows you to discover new cultures and exchange ideas with many people. Then, this device enables young people to improve their knowledge, since several sites help children in difficulty. Not to mention that it is beneficial for adults since they can make several purchases via the internet. Although it has many advantages, the internet also has harmful effects, especially on health. First, it participates in increasing the proportion of obesity as it causes several problems such as low vision. It has adverse influences on young people and addicts them to the internet. So we can say that he has an extremely addictive power, just like drugs. What we can deduce is that the internet is a double-edged sword and that we have to be very careful when using it. Advantages of the Internet:
- The internet is an excellent tool for finding information and knowledge.
- The internet is an excellent distraction tool: thanks to it, you can have fun, play, watch movies, etc.
- The internet is an excellent means of communication: it allows us to stay in touch with our friends and contacts from around the world, to talk to them in real-time, to share (thanks to social networks) our tastes and memories, our experiences, to make new friends.
- The internet is promoting a new form of commerce (e-commerce) that makes it possible to buy any item worldwide. Also, it supports access to many services (reservations, electronic administration, electronic banks, digital libraries, etc.)
- We are talking more and more often about distance work, distance training, medical consultations at a distance, so many new things made possible thanks to the net.
- The internet enhances the freedom of expression. We have seen the vital role played by the net in the Arab revolutions against the tyrannical regimes of individual countries.
- The internet can become an addiction and prevent the addict from developing real relationships by trapping them in virtual relationships.
- The internet can kill healthy practices like reading. If misused, it can harm student education.
- The internet promotes copy/paste and can prevent some people from making a personal effort to do research work.
- The internet can be used by evil people who seek to scam, deceive, steal from other people. Children, in particular, are easy potential victims who must use the internet under the supervision of adults.