Isolated By The Internet Summary

In “Isolated by the Internet ,” by Clifford Stoll, he states how the Internet has caused people to shy away from interactions among other people and isolated us. He says that we no longer develop strong ties but rather weak ties that are easily broken and he proves this by saying how online relationships that are developed over the Internet are not that deep compared to the ones that are developed in person with frequent contact. He then references to Kraut and Lundmark’s study on how they found that the more Internet people use, the more likely we are to have a decline in our social involvement. However, what they forget to include is that the Internet can help us connect with others and enhance our social worlds. As technology is advancing,

Over the years, video games have evolved from single players to multi-players which help increase the opportunities to interact and socialize while playing. No longer are we isolated from others when we play video games but more connected. In the past people have become so addicted to video games that they would not leave their rooms and talk to others. Now with the advance technology that has developed over the years, players are able to be in a room with their friends playing Xbox and still be social by talking and yelling at each other to kill the enemy. We no longer have to play games by ourselves and now are able to play with people from all over the world. Games like League of Legends, Dota 2, Counter- Strike, and much more allows the players to interact with one another even if it is through trash talking with each other. These games even create tournaments and brings people from all over the world to watch and give a chance for players to meet face to face to discuss the game. Also platforms Comic con, allows gamers to meet in person without the need of Internet involvement and helps develop friendships.Players no longer have to feel isolated like

In today’s time period, families are more spread out and live in different places rather than together. Most of the time we are not able to travel to visit them and with Internet usage , we are now able to sit down and have a face-to-face conversation with someone else that we are not able to be with in person. Apps like Facebook, Skype, and much more offers an easy avenue to communicate with our family and friends that are far away from us. With Internet, we no longer need to wait days to hear from each other through written mail. Also, members of the military who are serving our country do not need to feel isolated from their family because they are now able to have video call with their family members who are countries away. With the Internet and a click of a button, we are able to FaceTime with each other and be up to date with others within a matter of minutes. Without Internet businesses would have to spend a lot of money to travel to where their customers are to hold a meeting and now they are able to have a video conference with each other rather than traveling. Internet allows businesses much more of a chance to help manage relationships with their clients and customers more effectively. This proves how the Internet can help create strong ties between people just by providing a platform for