Over Consumption of Internet Media
This world is a disconnected place, mainly due to the internet. Most see the internet as beneficial tool to society, which is true. The web has changed the way, we conduct task from alphabetizing our albums to ordering supplies for special events. It is also a vast source of information. It is truly is a useful tool. However, all tools, more true for the powerful ones, are often used irresponsibly and pointlessly.
It is seen on the streets, with people looking at their screens, plugged in with ear buds. It is seen on the road with people obliviously on their phones whether talking or texting. It is seen when everyone at their homes is on some media device like an iPod or laptop. It is seen at school, with students who stayed up until four o’clock in the morning doing who knows what on the computer. The story is the same, people now have access to so much information that they cannot help themselves, and continue to intake the vast archive, that is the internet.
Most Americans spend 23 hours a week on the internet, texting. This is just a small amount of time that is wasted by computer enthusiasts. An Emarketer Chart states that people spend 155 minutes on the internet daily as of 2010, and is suspected to have increased since then (Cook). Math wise that is about ten percent of a day spent staring at the screen. In that time, it continually is making us stupid. We need to be more responsible with it.
The internet is a powerful appliance, and should be treated as such. We the creators of this vast resource need to remember to not binge off its abysmal dogma. Restrict the use of the web to one hour a day, unless it is required for work to spend more time on the internet. Wi...
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...nce, and like all appliances it needs to be used carefully. In this case, it needs to be moderated, kept at low doses daily of at most one hour. Otherwise, the impact that it has on the minds of children and adolescence, is social impairment. Besides, it is not like the world outside of a monitor is any less exciting. So turn off the tablets and iPads, and see how the world has changed since you last checked in.
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