The internet has transformed modern society and people’s lifestyles. Although it provides free access to information and helps people to communicate, it also has a negative impact on an individual’s life.
The internet allows people to maintain communication with friends, relatives and colleagues even when they are abroad. Messages including attachments are sent almost immediately through the internet, which equips people to share ideas and thoughts accurately without affecting relations between people. Also, these days information published in books is available in several formats, and one of them is online versions that can be found on the internet. People can quickly find information on any topic by using search engines, websites without needing to visit offline libraries. Beside that, the internet is full of online tutorials that can help students to acquire difficult topics, so learners can save their money without needing to hire a tutor. As a result, the Internet provides individuals with an opportunity to obtain information for free and helps people save their relationships.For instance, people who want to learn to play musical instruments can watch online video lessons at home. This enables those learners to save money on private tutors and reduce commute time.
Conversely, excessive use of the internet can have a negative impact on people’s health and lead to people receiving inaccurate or misleading information.These days individuals spend an extensive long period of time on the Internet without following the safety rules such as phone usage distance. Spending long hours in front of a screen can lead to vision problems and eye strain.Individuals frequently search for advice through search engines and social media. And every internet user is able to share his personal thoughts and opinion, which enlarges the wave of information available online. However, many users do not verify the information and tend to trust the first resource of information they find that is not always guaranteed to be true.Consequently, people may make incorrect decisions based on inaccurate information.As it can be exemplified from the case of fake news websites sharing misleading information is one of the often encountered issues people have these days.
In conclusion, even though the internet might worsen people’s health and provide people with false news, the advantages it offers such as free information sources and keeping people in touch outweighs its negative side.