Benefits Of The Internet Essay

The Benefits of Using the Internet Outweigh Any Risks

It is not uncommon to walk through any given public place and see others in every direction, staring into the bright screen of a phone. Some people even sit in public and stare at a full-sized laptop. This has become so common that at most restaurants, there is even a provided wireless service for anyone who deems it necessary to have this constant technological access. But, what is inside those devices that is so captivating? The all-star of this common, every-day scenario, is the internet. People are constantly staring into their phones to be in connection with the internet and the technology it allots. Winston Ross, a Senior Writer for Newsweek describes the internet as the following,

Though the internet is known for being addictive and distracting, the benefits of using it far outweigh any potential risks.

The internet is used today across the world as a large social platform. In addition to creating social relationships and being a source for users to freely express themselves, it also allows people to stay in contact throughout the day and to be in contact with people that they may not be able to in other circumstances. The importance of the internet in a social aspect is addressed in an article by Casey N. Cep, Oxford graduate and writer for The New Yorker, titled “The Pointlessness of Unplugging.” Per Cep, The Pope said it best when he stated, “The digital environment is not a parallel or purely virtual world but is part of the daily experience of many people, especially the young”. The internet is part of the experience of life. Cep writes that people are now meeting “some of their closest friends” online. She also goes on to provide a very interesting statistic, “a third of recently married couples met online” (Cep). The idea that people are getting online, meeting others and able to take their relationship to the level of marriage is