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Cruisin' Guzzisti
I was watching a TV programme last night about the impact of the internet on society, and it was quite depressing.
For example, on line shopping is laying waste to the high street turning them into ghost towns in some cases and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The internet was peddled as being this great educational tool for our young generation but here in the UK, literacy and numeracy skills are the worst they have been since the Victorian period.
Also, the majority of internet usage is for on line shopping, gaming, social networking, and porn.
A quite depressing picture of the future was portrayed, where people only leave their houses to go to work, choosing to interact with others via a keyboard and a mouse.
I use the internet, so I'm not standing in judgement but it did make me think.
Is my life better for having the internet ?
No, not really.
In fact in some ways I think maybe the world was a better place without it.
What do you think.
For example, on line shopping is laying waste to the high street turning them into ghost towns in some cases and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The internet was peddled as being this great educational tool for our young generation but here in the UK, literacy and numeracy skills are the worst they have been since the Victorian period.
Also, the majority of internet usage is for on line shopping, gaming, social networking, and porn.
A quite depressing picture of the future was portrayed, where people only leave their houses to go to work, choosing to interact with others via a keyboard and a mouse.
I use the internet, so I'm not standing in judgement but it did make me think.
Is my life better for having the internet ?
No, not really.
In fact in some ways I think maybe the world was a better place without it.
What do you think.