Day 16: The Internet, No Big Deal

Hello stranger,

Well, well, it looks like my theory's finally broken. Okay I'm seriously stopping. These past few days I've been doing lots of random stuff, and I'm kind of worried that I'm losing my motive for this blog. If so, I apologize. But I do come and write once I've 'gathered my thoughts about the topic'. I will try harder though. To keep this blog updated. For the sake of my amusement. Or just because I have no life like that.

So the internet. What is it? HELLO. It's basically oxygen. No, it's air. And yes, there's a difference between 'air' and 'oxygen'. Oxygen is one of the components that make up air. Which makes air a mixture of different gases. Just in case you didn't know. Anyway, what is 'the internet' to you? Is it something you can't go a whole day without? Something you've never heard of? (Although you wouldn't really be reading this if you've never heard of the internet.) Or simply something of no importance to you at all? Let's start by evaluating the uses and benefits of the internet. A somewhat more mild approach to the subject.

The internet is a worldwide system that allows us to connect to different dimensions and networks, from computer to computer, or simply a device to another device which lets us explore things in a whole new level. (That's just my own unintelligent description of it, you might want to try researching.) To put it in a much simpler way, it's something that makes our lives a lot easier. Well, for some people. Personally, I'm one of those people who would say 'internet' as one of their hobbies. Even though 'internet' is not a verb, but a noun. It's basically my salvation when there's nothing else to do the rest of the world fails me.

I think the internet gives a massive benefit to the world's population. Not only does it help us stalk people connect with people we haven't seen in a long time, but also meet new people. It can also help us with tons of other things like work and school in terms of research and other aspects, to spend your whole life some free time on, and discover and learn new facts and ideas. However, like most things, the internet, when abused, can also turn into a total nightmare for our younger generation to grow up with. As much as the internet has its own 'pros', it also has its 'cons'. Nothing is perfect after all.

It's true that the internet have a lot of great sites for learning and what not, but there are also the 'not-exactly-illegal-but-still-not-safe' sites. Or simply just sites that are not supposed to be visited by the young ones. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. I'd say it, but I like to keep my blog clean, thank you very much. I mean I'm not implying that the existence of those websites should be discarded, because I know that some people enjoy those kinds of websites. I'd explore that aspect more in depth but I'd go completely off track. All I'm trying to say is that it shouldn't be too exposed in the public, the least they could do is ask for membership or for payment... Whatever, anything to keep other, much less desperate (and younger) people from encountering their websites.

A good thing about living in a modern world though, is that even though 'unsafe' websites exist, there have been softwares that are made to protect the users, and our computers and other devices. Which costs, of course. But it's a great way to surf the internet in a carefree manner. I always wondered why the verb for using the internet is 'surf' rather than 'walk' or 'run' or 'swim'. I supposed that would be weird, but it was just a thought. In summary, the internet is really a great thing. It's just a matter of how you use it, just like everything else.

Next Time: Friends Forever