Life and the Internet

The internet, for me involves a love-hate relationship surrounding the disconnection of people and the increase in cyber-relations. I believe the world wide web is beneficial for multiple reasons, research, entertainment, work related projects or even to connect with hard to reach parts of the world, yet a piece of me has always been wary of its obvious power.
Our text gives an explanation of the four basic components that make up the internet….

1. Email (private text conversations and mailing list distributions)
2. Information and entertainment services (advertiser supported and pay-per-access)
3. Electronic commerce (advertising, consumer sales and business-to-business transactions)
4. Cyberspace communities (social networks and people with common interests...)
(Rodman p. 324)

After looking over these main areas one can easily see that the world relies on the technology of the internet to maintain a large percentage of their lives. My personal thought is to create a mild resistance against the overpowering technological importance of the day and age we live in. Verbal conversations including work, family and friends are becoming a thing of the past as people are becoming busier and using the internet to save time. I think it’s important that people in general maintain a minimal use of technology, using it when necessary but relying on a more naturalistic reality to keep up with life, in doing so people will be forced to slow down, to make time for loved ones, and to spend moments reflecting. I believe this is vital for mental health; and would be so hard to do for so many people.

I've added an interesting and kinda strange example of the value people place on the internet..it's by an unknown writer but I think parallels my point! :)